DocumentCode
779336
Title
ROADM Architectures and Their Enabling WSS Technology
Author
Homa, Jonathan ; Bala, Krishna
Author_Institution
Marketing & Bus. Dev. at Xtellus, Morristown, NJ
Volume
46
Issue
7
fYear
2008
fDate
7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
150
Lastpage
154
Abstract
The relationship is explored between reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers, fast becoming the standard nodal subsystem for providing flexibility in modern multichannel fiber optic networks, and wavelength selective switches, the predominant technology used to implement ROADMs.
Keywords
multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; ROADM architectures; WSS technology; multichannel fiber optic networks; reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer; wavelength selective switch; Monitoring; Optical attenuators; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Technological innovation; Tunable circuits and devices;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0163-6804
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCOM.2008.4557058
Filename
4557058
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