Title :
Experimental demonstration of a simple, optically transparent, add/drop multiplexer at 2.5 Gb/s without local optical source
Author :
Rijnders, J.M. ; van Deventer, M.O. ; Van Bochove, A.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
We present a novel add/drop multiplexer and experimentally demonstrate its operation at 2.5 Gb/s. No local laser is needed since the wavelength- and modulation format transparent ´add´ is accomplished by using optical switches, delay lines and the ´dropped´ input. Applications are found in flexible, high capacity WDM networks.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical delay lines; optical fibre networks; optical switches; transparency; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbit/s; Gb/s; delay lines; dropped input; experimental demonstration; flexible high capacity WDM networks; modulation format transparent add; optical switches; simple optically transparent add/drop multiplexer; wavelength transparency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oslo, Norway
Print_ISBN :
82-423-0418-1
