Title :
Improvement of crosstalk tolerance in optical cross-connects by regenerative frequency converters
Author :
Caspar, C. ; Foisel, H.-M. ; Patzak, E. ; Strebel, B. ; Weich, K.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany
fDate :
9/12/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Crosstalk penalty in optical networks is investigated in a loop experiment at 5 Gbit/s. The authors demonstrate that in-band crosstalk can be tolerated for ⩽-19.5 dB per cross-connect within a penalty of 2 dB (BER=10-9) for a chain of five transparent cross-connect paths with regenerative optical frequency converters
Keywords :
digital communication; laser beam applications; optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; optical frequency conversion; photonic switching systems; 5 Gbit/s; crosstalk tolerance improvement; in-band crosstalk; loop experiment; optical cross-connects; optical networks; regenerative frequency converters;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961214
