DocumentCode
1824951
Title
Design and demonstration of a reconfigurable metro-regional WDM 32 × 10 Gb/s system scaling beyond 500 kin of G.652 fiber
Author
Macchi, Mauro ; Ferrari, Carlo ; Pastorelli, Rosanna ; Piciaccia, Stefano ; Paraschis, Loukas ; Gerstel, Ori
Author_Institution
Opt. Networking, Cisco Syst., Italy
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
6-11 March 2005
Abstract
We demonstrate a industrial-strength 32 × 10 Gb/s WDM system with multiple reconfigurable optical-add/drop nodes that enables metro regional networks to cost-effectively scale to < 500 km with span and installation/maintenance flexibility.
Keywords
metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network reliability; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; G.652 fiber; installation flexibility; maintenance flexibility; multiple reconfigurable optical-add-drop nodes; reconfigurable metro-regional WDM; Costs; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Stimulated emission; System performance; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN
1-55752-783-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2005.192681
Filename
1498417
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