Title :
Optical physical-layer network coding — Another dimension to increase network capacity?
Author :
Lian-Kuan Chen ; Ming Li ; Soung Chang Liew
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
Network coding is a revolutionary technique that can enhance network throughput and protection. This presentation introduces optical physical-layer network coding (OPNC), focusing on “common-channel” OPNC that can fully utilize network resources.
Keywords :
codes; optical fibre networks; common-channel OPNC; network capacity; network protection; network throughput; optical physical-layer network coding; Fiber nonlinear optics; Multiplexing; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995216
