Title :
Multichannel add/drop and cross-connect using fibre Bragg gratings and optical switches
Author :
Liaw, Shien-Kuei ; Ho, Keang-Po ; Chi, Sien
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
fDate :
8/6/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A dynamically selective wavelength add/drop multiplexer (WADM) and a multiwavelength cross-connect (M-XC) configuration for dense wavelength division multiplexed networks are proposed. Multiple channels add/drop and/or cross-connect can be realised according to the control of the optical switches and fibre Bragg gratings arrangement. The selective WADM and M-XC devices could provide more reconfigurable flexibility and survivability in WDM networks
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; multiplexing equipment; optical fibre communication; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM network; fibre Bragg grating; multichannel device; multiwavelength cross-connect; optical switch; wavelength add/drop multiplexer;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19981098
