Nonblocking all-optical cross connect based on regenerative all-optical wavelength converter in a transparent demonstration over 42 nodes and 16800 km

Author

Leuthold, Juerg ; Ryf, Roland ; Maywar, Drew N. ; Cabot, Steven ; Jaques, James ; Patel, S.S.

Author_Institution

Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

21

Issue

11

fYear

2003

Firstpage

2863

Lastpage

2870

Abstract

A red-shift optical filter all-optical wavelength converter compatible to all-optical WDM networks is introduced and demonstrated at 40 and 10 Gb/s. The wavelength converter provides reshaping and can act as a power equalizer. We use the device to overcome wavelength blocking in a looped-fiber network demonstration equivalent to 42 cross-connect switches and a 16800 km transmission distance.

Keywords

equalisers; optical fibre networks; optical repeaters; optical wavelength conversion; photonic switching systems; semiconductor optical amplifiers; timing jitter; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 16800 km; 40 Gbit/s; DFB lasers; all-optical WDM networks; bit-rate transparency; communication system routing; looped-fiber network; nonblocking all-optical cross connect; nonlinear response; optical signal-to-noise ratio suppression; power equalizer; pulse broadening; red-shift optical filter; regenerative all-optical wavelength converter; reshaping regeneration; semiconductor optical amplifiers; three-channel network; transparent demonstration; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2003.819140

Filename

1251112