DocumentCode
2654497
Title
Performance of wavelength blockers in 80×10 Gb/s metro core add-drop network
Author
Chen, Yihong ; Al-Salameh, Daniel
Author_Institution
JDS Uniphase Corp., Ewing, NJ, USA
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
1726
Abstract
A 5-node metro core DWDM ring with 80×10 Gb/s channels and 5×50 km SSMF fiber spans is demonstrated. Wavelength blocker based reconfigurable optical add/drop were used in the network and their performances were evaluated.
Keywords
extinction coefficients; metropolitan area networks; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbits/s; 50 km; DWDM ring; SSMF fiber span; metro core add-drop network; reconfigurable optical add-drop network; wavelength blockers; Couplers; Extinction ratio; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Testing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN
1-55752-796-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549262
Filename
1549262
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