Title :
40 λ WDM channel-by-channel and flexible dispersion compensation at 40 Gb/s using multi-channel tunable optical dispersion compensator
Author :
Sohma, S. ; Mori, K. ; Takahashi, T. ; Suzuki, K. ; Ooba, N.
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Labs., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
We successfully demonstrated channel-by-channel and flexible CD compensation of 40 lambda WDM signals at 40 Gb/s in 40/80 km spans using passband widened AWG-LCOS-based multi-channel TODC combined with a single DCF.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; AWG; LCOS; WDM; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; channel-by-channel compensation; flexible dispersion compensation; liquid crystal on silicon; multi-channel optical dispersion compensator; tunable optical dispersion compensator; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Diffraction; Laboratories; Liquid crystal on silicon; Optical fiber networks; Passband; Phased arrays; Photonics; Technological innovation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
