Title :
Reconfigurable multichannel add-drop multiplexer with improved performance
Author :
Zhong, W.D. ; Dods, S. ; Lacey, J.P.R. ; Tucker, R.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic., Australia
fDate :
8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Reconfigurable multichannel add-drop multiplexers (RM-ADMs) may become key components in large-capacity interoffice WDM ring networks. The authors propose a new RM-ADM which is simpler, has lower insertion loss, and has better crosstalk performance than existing structures
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; RM-ADMs; crosstalk performance; insertion loss; large-capacity interoffice WDM ring networks; reconfigurable multichannel add-drop multiplexer;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960989
