Title :
Compatibility of flat-passband, 200 GHz-wide selective switch for 160 Gb/s transmission rates
Author :
Marom, D.M. ; Möller, L. ; Su, Y. ; Lopez, D. ; Pardo, F. ; Klemens, F. ; Bower, E. ; Ferry, E.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We characterize a 200 GHz channel grid, wavelength-selective 4×1 switch with wide/flat passbands and low chromatic dispersion (|CD|<10 ps/nm) for 160 Gb/s transmission rates. Our findings indicate that the penalties associated with ISI and dispersion are very high.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical switches; telecommunication channels; 160 Gbit/s; 200 GHz; ISI; channel grid; chromatic dispersion; compatibility; flat-passband; wide selective switch; Apertures; Communication switching; Lenses; Micromechanical devices; Mirrors; Optical arrays; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical switches; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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.2006.215369
