Title :
Flexible waveband optical networking without guard bands using novel 8-skip-0 banding filters
Author :
Chandrasekhar, S. ; Doerr, C.R. ; Buhl, L.L.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
3/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Novel five-band 8-skip-0 band filters realized in silica waveguide planar lightwave circuit technology were successfully used to demonstrate versatile wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) optical networking. Forty C-band channels spaced 100 GHz apart grouped in five bands of eight channels each allowed WDM networking without loss of any channel within the available optical bandwidth. We demonstrate simultaneous transport of 10 and 40 Gb/s with rate-appropriate optical add-drop nodes.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; channel spacing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical filters; optical planar waveguides; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 100 GHz; 40 Gbit/s; 8-skip-0 banding filters; C-band channels; SiO2; WDM networking; flexible waveband optical networking; optical add-drop nodes; silica waveguide planar lightwave technology; wavelength-division-multiplexing; Circuits; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Silicon compounds; Space technology; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Band filters; waveband networking;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.842385
