Metropolitan WDM networks

Author

Johansson, Susie

fYear

1996

fDate

2-7 June 1996

Firstpage

481

Lastpage

482

Abstract

Summary form only given. The metropolitan network can be described from a transmission point of view by short distances, and amount of wavelength limited by the fiber-rich infrastructure. However, the metropolitan area is where the broadband scenario will evolve first. It is also characterized from the capacity demand, by dynamical changes in time and region. A high-capacity reconfigurable wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) network could enhance the infrastructure flexibility to support higher utilization and ease the migration of the network during a penetration growth of broadband services.

Keywords

broadband networks; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre subscriber loops; reconfigurable architectures; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM network; broadband scenario; broadband services; capacity demand; dynamical changes; fiber-rich infrastructure; high-capacity reconfigurable wavelength-division multiplexing; higher utilization; infrastructure flexibility; metropolitan WDM networks; wavelength limited; Diode lasers; Electrons; Laser feedback; Laser noise; Optimized production technology; Photorefractive effect; Power measurement; Reflectivity; Time measurement; WDM networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-443-2

Type

conf

Filename

864957