Title :
Investigation of 2R optical regeneration in a 2.5 Gbit/s WDM trunk network topology
Author :
Billes, L. ; Dupas, A. ; Landousies, B. ; Simon, J.C. ; Ratovelomanana, F. ; Enard, A. ; Glastre, G. ; Vodjdani, N.
Author_Institution :
CNET, Lannion, France
Abstract :
We experimentally show that an all-optical 2R regeneration scheme could allow error-free operation at 2.5 Gbit/s over at least 1750 km, in a typical European network topology featuring regeneration spans of 450 km uncompensated standard fiber sections
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical repeaters; wavelength division multiplexing; 1750 km; 2.5 Gbit/s; 2R optical regeneration; 450 km; European network topology; Gbit/s WDM trunk network topology; all-optical 2R regeneration scheme; error-free operation; regeneration spans; uncompensated standard fiber sections; Extinction ratio; Intelligent networks; Network topology; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Repeaters; WDM networks; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732784
