A Colorless Wavelength Add or Drop Module With Ultralow Power Consumption

Author

Earnshaw, Mark P. ; Buhl, L. ; Cappuzzo, M.A. ; Chen, E. ; Gomez, L. ; Wong-Foy, A.

Author_Institution

Alcatel-Lucent, Murray Hill

Volume

25

Issue

10

fYear

2007

Firstpage

3082

Lastpage

3088

Abstract

We report on a novel design for a colorless wavelength adding-and-dropping module. The module comprises a cyclic demultiplexer and an optical cross connect and greatly reduces the insertion loss of this functionality, in comparison to other approaches. Implementation of ultralow-power-consumption thermo-optic switches simplifies the module thermal control.

Keywords

demultiplexing equipment; low-power electronics; optical communication equipment; optical interconnections; optical losses; optical switches; optoelectronic devices; colorless wavelength adding-and-dropping module; cyclic demultiplexer; insertion loss; optical cross connect; thermal control; thermo-optic switches; ultra low-power-consumption; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Energy consumption; Insertion loss; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing; Optical planar waveguide components; optical switches; waveguide components; wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2007.904029

Filename

4346611