Title :
Experimental demonstration of a gridless multi-granular optical network supporting flexible spectrum switching
Author :
Amaya, N. ; Muhammad, I. ; Zervas, G.S. ; Nejabati, R. ; Simeodinou, D. ; Zhou, Y.R. ; Lord, A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Essex, Colchester, UK
Abstract :
A gridless dynamic multi-granular optical network supporting flexible spectrum allocation is proposed and experimentally demonstrated to efficiently accommodate high-speed traffic and increase channel density for lower speed traffic leading to improved network efficiency and scalability.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical switches; telecommunication channels; telecommunication traffic; channel density; flexible spectrum allocation; flexible spectrum switching; gridless dynamic multigranular optical network; high-speed traffic; network efficiency; network scalability; traffic speed; Bandwidth; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
