• DocumentCode
    2014370
  • Title

    Study on wavelength cross-connect realized with wavelength selective switches

  • Author

    Zong, Lei ; Ji, Philip ; Wang, Ting ; Matsuda, Osamu ; Cvijetic, Milorad

  • Author_Institution
    NEC Lab. America, Inc., Princeton, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-10 March 2006
  • Abstract
    A novel structure for wavelength cross-connect (WXC) is proposed using the wavelength selective switch (WSS) devices. A 4×4 WXC node is realized and tested. The key technologies for the WSS based WXC node are also discussed.
  • Keywords
    multiplexing equipment; optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; wavelength division multiplexing; WSS devices; WXC node; wavelength cross-connect; wavelength selective switches devices; Add-drop multiplexers; Communication switching; Laboratories; National electric code; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical switches; Testing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-803-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2006.215774
  • Filename
    1636805