Title :
Wavelength selectable switches and future photonic network applications
Author_Institution :
JDSU, Robbinsville, NJ, USA
Abstract :
This presentation will review WSS technology, the key enabler for optical mesh networking, and discuss how the WSS is expected to evolve to support advanced dynamic optical network applications such as colorless and directionless switching.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical fibre networks; optical switches; ROADM networks; WSS technology; advanced dynamic optical network applications; colorless switching; directionless switching; photonic network applications; reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexer; reconfigurable optical mesh networks; wavelength selectable switches; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Mesh networks; Optical attenuators; Optical devices; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical interconnections; Optical switches; Wavelength division multiplexing; Colorless; Directionless; ROADM Networks; Reconfigurable Optical Mesh Networks; Wavelength Selectable Switch;
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.2009.5307841
