Title :
Add-drop multiplexers and cross-connects for multiwavelength optical networking
Author :
Srinivasan, N.V.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs. Innovations, Lucent Technol., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Wavelength add-drop multiplexers (WADM) and cross-connects are being constructed at Lucent Technologies for the MONET (multiwavelength optical networking) Washington D.C. network. Add-drop multiplexers and cross-connects enable single wavelength signals to be added and dropped at various nodes, thus providing an efficient means of access to the optical layer. Further, they allow flexible routing of wavelengths to effectively accommodate changing traffic demands.
Keywords :
wavelength division multiplexing; Lucent Technologies; MONET; cross-connects; flexible wavelength routing; multiwavelength optical networking; optical layer access; single wavelength signals; traffic demands; wavelength add-drop multiplexers; Add-drop multiplexers; Bandwidth; Channel allocation; Channel spacing; Degradation; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Scanning probe microscopy; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-521-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1998.657202
