• DocumentCode
    3185958
  • Title

    Physical layer limitations in high-speed electro/optical nodes. The European approach

  • Author

    Sales, S. ; Beneit, P. ; Politi, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Departamento de Comunicaciones, Univ. Politecnica de Valencia
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    7-7 Oct. 2005
  • Firstpage
    1251
  • Abstract
    The aim of this paper is to present the technologies that will enable future nodes for optical networks to upgrade. The limitations of these technologies are also presented. Finally, the investments of the European research projects that are being carried out to improve the current nodes are outlined
  • Keywords
    electro-optical switches; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; telecommunication switching; European approach; high-speed electro-optical nodes; optical networks; optical switching; physical layer limitations; Bit rate; High speed optical techniques; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical distortion; Optical fiber networks; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Physical layer;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Broadband Networks, 2005. BroadNets 2005. 2nd International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9276-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICBN.2005.1589753
  • Filename
    1589753