Title :
Switching in coherent multi-carrier systems
Author :
Strebel, B. ; Bachus, E.-J. ; Vathke, J.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fuer Nachrichtech., Berlin, West Germany
Abstract :
Switching nodes for coherent multicarrier networks, in which the signals arriving on input carriers are converted to arbitrary output carriers on arbitrary output waveguides, are discussed. The structure of switching nodes containing coherent multicarrier switching elements is described, and the individual components, such as channel branching filters and optical frequency converters, are examined. A two-channel switching experiment is described, followed by the characterization of frequency bundle transfer through a more general switching mode
Keywords :
carrier communication; optical fibres; optical links; switching systems; telecommunication networks; channel branching filters; coherent multi-carrier systems; frequency bundle transfer; multicarrier networks; optical frequency converters; switching nodes; two-channel switching experiment; Frequency conversion; Matrix converters; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical frequency conversion; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical waveguides; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference and Exhibition 'Communications Technology for the 1990s and Beyond' (GLOBECOM), 1989. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1989.63936
