• DocumentCode
    608740
  • Title

    ROADM options in optical networks: Flexible grid or not?

  • Author

    Woodward, Sheryl L.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Labs.-Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    17-21 March 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Flexible-grid networks are attractive because they claim greater spectral efficiency and the ability to accommodate future modulation formats that may need wider channel bandwidths. We compare flexible-grid networks to alternative approaches.
  • Keywords
    multiplexing equipment; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; ROADM; channel bandwidth; flexible-grid network; modulation format; optical network; spectral efficiency; Bandwidth; Modulation; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Repeaters; Transponders;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-0457-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6532880
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=608740