Title :
Filtering characteristics of highly-spectrum efficient spectrum-sliced elastic optical path (SLICE) network
Author :
Kozicki, Bartlomiej ; Takara, Hidehiko ; Yoshimatsu, Toshihide ; Yonenaga, Kazushige ; Jinno, Masahiko
Author_Institution :
Network Innovation Labs., NTT Corp., Yokosuka
Abstract :
We investigate the performance of OFDM-modulated signals in spectrum-sliced elastic optical path network. We analyze the filtering characteristics and the guard band for multi-node transmission. The architecture increases spectral efficiency over the current WDM systems.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; optical fibre networks; optical filters; OFDM; SLICE; WDM; filtering; guard band; multinode transmission; spectral efficiency; spectrum-sliced elastic optical path network; Bandwidth; Filtering; High speed optical techniques; OFDM; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; (060.1155) All-optical networks; (060.2360) Fiber optics links and subsystems;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
