Title :
Elastic optical transponder and regenerator: Toward energy and spectrum efficient optical transport networks
Author :
Jinno, Masahiko ; Takara, Hidehiko
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Labs., Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
We describe the concept and enabling technology for an elastic optical transponder and regenerator that create and regenerate multiple optical flows with various bit rates and modulation formats toward energy and spectrum efficient optical transport networks.
Keywords :
optical repeaters; transponders; bit rates; elastic optical transponder; energy efficient optical transport networks; modulation formats; optical flows; optical regenerator; spectrum efficient optical transport networks; Laboratories; Optical polarization; Phase shift keying; Photonics; Transponders; Wavelength division multiplexing; elastic optical network; energy efficiency; optical transponder; regenerator; spectrum efficiency; virtualization;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching (PS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ajaccio
