Add-drop multiplexers and cross-connects for multiwavelength optical networking

Author

Srinivasan, N.V.

Author_Institution

Bell Labs. Innovations, Lucent Technol., Holmdel, NJ, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

22-27 Feb. 1998

Firstpage

57

Lastpage

58

Abstract

Summary form only given. Wavelength add-drop multiplexers (WADM) and cross-connects are being constructed at Lucent Technologies for the MONET (multiwavelength optical networking) Washington D.C. network. Add-drop multiplexers and cross-connects enable single wavelength signals to be added and dropped at various nodes, thus providing an efficient means of access to the optical layer. Further, they allow flexible routing of wavelengths to effectively accommodate changing traffic demands.

Keywords

wavelength division multiplexing; Lucent Technologies; MONET; cross-connects; flexible wavelength routing; multiwavelength optical networking; optical layer access; single wavelength signals; traffic demands; wavelength add-drop multiplexers; Add-drop multiplexers; Bandwidth; Channel allocation; Channel spacing; Degradation; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Scanning probe microscopy; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-521-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1998.657202

Filename

657202