DocumentCode
2473364
Title
A fault tolerant WDM branching unit for long-haul multiwavelength transmission systems
Author
Chan, Chun-Kit ; Tong, Frank ; Chen, Lian-Kuan ; Lam, Dennis
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Volume
2
fYear
1998
fDate
3-4 Dec 1998
Firstpage
321
Abstract
We have proposed and experimentally demonstrated a simple yet practical WDM branching unit (BU), which can perform optical amplification, wavelength add-drop and fault tolerance functions. The reliability of the long-haul multiwavelength optical transmission systems can greatly be enhanced
Keywords
optical fibre networks; telecommunication network reliability; wavelength division multiplexing; fault tolerance functions; fault tolerant WDM branching unit; long-haul multiwavelength optical transmission systems; ong-haul multiwavelength transmission system; optical amplification; reliability; wavelength add-drop; Bragg gratings; Fault tolerance; Fiber gratings; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical network units; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4947-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739626
Filename
739626
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