Title :
Arbitrary Wavelength- and Time-Selective Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) Using a Time-Space Conversion and a MEMS Optical Switch
Author :
Itoh, Ryosuke ; Konishi, Tsuyoshi ; Itoh, Kazuyoshi
Author_Institution :
Division of Advanced science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan, and ryosuke@photonics.mls.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
Abstract :
We report an arbitrary wavelength- and time-selective ROADM using a time-space conversion and a MEMS optical switch. The experimental results show the drop function from 20 channels (5 wavelength channels × 4 time slots).
Keywords :
Add-drop multiplexers; Bandwidth; Biomedical optical imaging; Micromechanical devices; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical switches; Space vector pulse width modulation; WDM networks; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801292
