Title :
Optical networking beyond 40 Gbit/s
Author :
de Waardt, H. ; Tangdiongga, E. ; Turkiewicz, J.P. ; Khoe, G.D.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
160 Gbit/s OTDM networks will need nodes with add-drop multiplexers to extract and insert channels at lower bitrates. We review the current status of add-drop multiplexing for bit rates up to 160 Gbit/s and beyond.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; optical fibre networks; time division multiplexing; 160 Gbit/s; OTDM networks; add-drop multiplexers; add-drop multiplexing; electro-optical devices; optical networking; Bit rate; Clocks; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Optical crosstalk; Optical feedback; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Sagnac interferometers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192767
