Title :
Novel Architecture for Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer Using Single Arrayed Waveguide Grating
Author :
Lee, Kwanil ; Lee, Sang Bae ; Mun, Sil-Gu ; Lee, Chang Hee
Author_Institution :
Intell. Syst. Div., Korea Inst. of Sci. & Technol. (KIST), Seoul
Abstract :
A novel optical add-drop multiplexer using arrayed waveguide grating is proposed for optical transport networks. By use of circulators in the coupled fold-back paths between demultiplexed channels, we improve the loss margin and crosstalk performances.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; multiplexing equipment; optical waveguides; software radio; demultiplexed channels; optical transport networks; reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexer; single arrayed waveguide grating; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Circulators; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
DOI :
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519165
