Author :
Li, M.-J. ; Lelic, I. ; Onuorah, A. ; Tebben, D.J. ; Soulliere, M.J. ; Hilbert, S.T. ; Gray, M.W. ; Zhao, M. ; Kaliniouk, V. ; Guiziou, L. ; Jouanno, J.-M. ; Killian, K. ; Shacklette, L. ; Hemenway, B.R. ; Wagner, R.E.
Author_Institution :
Science and Technology Division, Corning Incorporated, SP-AR-02-2, Corning, NY 14831 Tel: 607-974-3099, Fax: 607-974-9271, E-mail: lim@corning.com
Abstract :
A transparent four-fiber optical channel shared protection ring with span and ring switching is demonstrated experimentally. For a typical regional long haul ring network with 8 nodes and 1200-km circumference, up to 80 wavelengths can be protected in less than 50 ms.
