Title :
40-channel ultra-low-power compact PLC-based ROADM subsystem
Author :
Eldada, Louay ; Fujita, Junichiro ; Radojevic, Antonije ; Izuhara, Tomoyuki ; Gerhardt, Reinald ; Shi, Jiandong ; Pant, Deepti ; Wang, Fang ; Malek, Ali
Author_Institution :
DuPont Photonics Technol., Wilmington, MA, USA
Abstract :
We review the main ROADM subsystem technologies, and propose a 40-channel PLC-based ROADM subsystem that exhibits ultra-low power consumption and compact size, while meeting the requirements for high optical performance, high reliability, and low cost.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; power consumption; programmable controllers; ROADM subsystem; power consumption; reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers; ultralow-power compact PLC; Costs; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystal on silicon; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical polymers; Optical switches; Protocols;
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.2006.215775
