Title :
Mesh network transport experiments using a distributed-distance circulating loop
Author :
Kilper, D.C. ; Bayart, D. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Morea, A. ; Korotky, S.K. ; Leplingard, F.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ
Abstract :
We demonstrate long haul transmission in a circulating loop with impairment-constrained wavelength-assignment to channels simultaneously propagating over different circulation distances.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; wavelength assignment; circulation distances; distributed-distance circulating loop; impairment-constrained wavelength-assignment; long haul transmission; mesh network transport; Hardware; Mesh networks; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical propagation; Switches; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength assignment; Wavelength measurement;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729352
