Title :
ROADM options in optical networks: Flexible grid or not?
Author :
Woodward, Sheryl L.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs.-Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Flexible-grid networks are attractive because they claim greater spectral efficiency and the ability to accommodate future modulation formats that may need wider channel bandwidths. We compare flexible-grid networks to alternative approaches.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; ROADM; channel bandwidth; flexible-grid network; modulation format; optical network; spectral efficiency; Bandwidth; Modulation; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Repeaters; Transponders;
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
