Title :
Transmitter optimized optical networks
Author :
Ives, David J. ; Savory, Seb J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
Future optical networks will be resource limited and thus optical bandwidth and power must be used sparingly. This paper illustrates the potential network gains available by optimizing the transmitter power, constellation and DWDM channel allocations.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM channel allocation; optical bandwidth; potential network gains; transmitter optimized optical networks; transmitter power; Channel allocation; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical transmitters; Optimization; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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
