Author :
Vorreau, P. ; Hillerkuss, D. ; Parmigiani, F. ; Sygletos, S. ; Bonk, R. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Richardson, D. ; Zarris, G. ; Simeonidou, D. ; Klonidis, D. ; Tomkos, I. ; Weerasuriya, R. ; Ibrahim, S. ; Ellis, A. ; Morais, R. ; Monteiro, P. ; Ben Ezra, S. ; T
Abstract :
We demonstrate a regenerative optical grooming switch for interconnecting 130 Gbit/s and 40 Gbit/s networks with switching functionality in time, space and wavelength domain. Q-factors are above 21 dB.
Keywords :
Q-factor; optical fibre networks; optical switches; telecommunication switching; telecommunication traffic; 2R/3R regenerative optical traffic grooming switch; Q-factor; bit rate 130 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; optical network switching; time-slot interchange; Bit rate; Microswitches; Optical fiber networks; Optical interconnections; Optical network units; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonics; Repeaters; Space technology;
