Title :
43-Gb/s WDM signal transmission across 150-km 2 ROADM rings with colorless and directionless OXC based on 3D-MEMS optical switch and WSSs
Author :
Seki, T. ; Matsuda, T. ; Naka, A. ; Kotanigawa, T. ; Oda, K.
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Musashino, Japan
Abstract :
We successfully transmit a 43-Gb/s WDM signal over 300 km through a triple cascade of simple Colorless and Directionless large-scale OXCs composed of a 3D-MEMS optical switch and WSSs.
Keywords :
micro-optomechanical devices; microswitches; optical fibre networks; optical switches; wavelength division multiplexing; 3D-MEMS optical switch; 3D-micro electro mechanical systems optical switches; ROADM rings; WDM; bit rate 43 Gbit/s; colorless optical cross-connect; directionless optical cross-connect; reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer; signal transmission; wavelength division multiplexing; wavelength selective switch; Degradation; High speed optical techniques; Large-scale systems; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Telecommunication traffic; Transponders; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement; 3D-MEMS Optical SW; Colorless; Directionless; OXC;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307820
