DocumentCode
2325752
Title
Optical add/drop-outside and inside the box
Author
Feuer, Mark D.
Author_Institution
AT&T Labs.-Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Abstract
This paper reviews the technology and applications of optical add/drop, concentrating on reconfigurable add/drop for next-generation systems. Representative designs will be presented, and discussed in terms of their flexibility, cascadability, scalability, impairments, and special features.
Keywords
multiplexing equipment; reviews; wavelength division multiplexing; cascadability; flexibility; impairments; next-generation systems; optical add/drop; representative designs; scalability; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Repeaters; Routing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248128
Filename
1248128
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