Abstract :
Summary form only given. Among the different structures envisaged for a high capacity Pan European Network, a partitioned approach seeks to partition the network into "WDM islands", where traffic is carried by many 2.5 or 10 Gbit/s systems, interconnected by trunks where one or few WDM channels operate in OTDM at higher bit rates. In order to directly connect the high speed OTDM links to the WDM islands, an high throughput all optical transmultiplexer, i.e. a bidirectional interface between OTDM and WDM data streams and vice-versa, is required. This interface, besides handling signals suitable for long haul transmission can perform wavelength adaptation or exchange between neighbouring areas, broadcasting and signal regeneration.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; demultiplexing equipment; error statistics; high-speed optical techniques; multiplexing equipment; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; time division multiplexing; transmultiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 2.5 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; OTDM; OTDM data streams; OTDM-WDM transmultiplexers; Pan European Network; WDM channels; WDM data streams; WDM islands; bidirectional interface; bit rates; broadcasting; high speed OTDM links; high throughput all optical transmultiplexer; long haul transmission; optical transmultiplexer; partitioned approach; signal regeneration; signals; traffic; trunks; wavelength adaptation; Bit rate; Chaos; Four-wave mixing; High speed integrated circuits; Indium phosphide; Optical pulses; Optical wavelength conversion; Pulse compression methods; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing;
