Title :
A reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer architecture employing opto-VLSI processing
Author :
Poh, Chung-Kiak ; Alameh, Kamal ; Wang, Zhenglin
Author_Institution :
Electron Sci. Res. Inst., Edith Cowan Univ., Churchlands, WA, Australia
Abstract :
A reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM) architecture using an opto-VLSI processor is demonstrated. Experimental results for a 6-channel ROADM show interchannel crosstalk of less than -25 dB and inter-port isolation better than 20 dB.
Keywords :
VLSI; electro-optical devices; integrated optoelectronics; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; telecommunication channels; ROADM; interchannel crosstalk; interport isolation; opto-VLSI processing; reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer; Circuits; Holographic optical components; Holography; Mirrors; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical resonators; WDM networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215368
