DocumentCode
2050771
Title
From ROADM technology to TOADM technology: on the path towards optical restoration and fully flexible networks
Author
Faure, Jean-Paul
Author_Institution
Alcatel-Lucent France, Nozay
fYear
2008
fDate
21-25 Sept. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
The maturity and market availability of key switching technologies (Planar Lightwave Circuits, Wavelength Blockers, Wavelength Selective Switches) has allowed the emergence of reconfigurable and tuneable optical nodes architectures. This paper reviews these technological building blocks, and investigates how they are driving the evolution of photonic networks towards optical restoration and full flexibility implementation.
Keywords
optical switches; photonic switching systems; ROADM technology; TOADM technology; flexible networks; key switching technologies; optical restoration; photonic networks; planar lightwave circuits; wavelength blockers; wavelength selective switches; Availability; Nonlinear optics; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Paper technology; Photonics; Switching circuits; Tunable circuits and devices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Brussels
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2228-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729088
Filename
4729088
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