Title :
All-optical wide-area node connections assisted with optical parametric regeneration and wavelength conversion
Author :
Kurumida, Junya ; Takeshita, Hirohisa ; Mizutani, Keiichi ; Ishii, Kazuki ; Tajima, Akio ; Namiki, Shu
Author_Institution :
NPRC, Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
Characteristics of all-optical node connections with an optical regenerator and wavelength converter are studied. The reachability of 43-Gb/s commercial transponders is extended by the optical regenerator compensating the spectral narrowing due to WSS cascade.
Keywords :
optical repeaters; optical switches; spectral line narrowing; transponders; WSS cascade; all-optical wide-area node connection; bit rate 43 Gbit/s; optical parametric regeneration; spectral narrowing; transponder; wavelength conversion; wavelength selective switches; Adaptive optics; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Repeaters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
