High-capacity DWDM/ETDM transmission

Author

Elbers, Loerg-Peter

Author_Institution

ONDATA GmbH, Backnang, Germany

fYear

2002

fDate

17-22 Mar 2002

Firstpage

404

Lastpage

405

Abstract

Summary form only given. High-capacity, terrestrial optical transmission systems are now being widely deployed offering aggregate capacities >1 Tb/s over distances of >1,000 km. They use dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) techniques in combination with high-speed electrical time-division multiplexing (ETDM) to minimize the cost per bit and kilometre whilst maintaining flexibility and scalability at the same time. This paper reviews the current state-of-the-art of high-capacity, terrestrial DWDM/ETDM systems in research and development. It explains design rules and limitations fundamental to these systems and discusses challenges and enabling technologies for next-generation optical networks employing transparent photonic switching.

Keywords

optical fibre networks; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 1 Tbit/s; 1000 km; aggregate capacities; cost per bit; cost per kilometre; dense wavelength-division multiplexing; design rules; flexibility; high-capacity DWDM/ETDM transmission; high-speed electrical time-division multiplexing; next-generation optical networks; scalability; terrestrial optical transmission systems; transparent photonic switching; Aggregates; Costs; High speed optical techniques; Next generation networking; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Research and development; Scalability; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002

Print_ISBN

1-55752-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2002.1036446

Filename

1036446