Title :
ROADM Architectures and Their Enabling WSS Technology
Author :
Homa, Jonathan ; Bala, Krishna
Author_Institution :
Marketing & Bus. Dev. at Xtellus, Morristown, NJ
fDate :
7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The relationship is explored between reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers, fast becoming the standard nodal subsystem for providing flexibility in modern multichannel fiber optic networks, and wavelength selective switches, the predominant technology used to implement ROADMs.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; ROADM architectures; WSS technology; multichannel fiber optic networks; reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer; wavelength selective switch; Monitoring; Optical attenuators; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Technological innovation; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2008.4557058
