• DocumentCode
    1870901
  • 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
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • 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;
  • 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.2005.192767
  • Filename
    1501292