Title :
A new optical network architecture that exploits joint time and wavelength interleaving
Author :
Sanjee, I. ; Widjaja, Indra
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents an optical network that provides fractional wavelength services without optical-to-electronic conversion. The architecture emulates fast switching in the passive network core through the use of ultra-fast wavelength tunable lasers at the edge.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser tuning; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; fractional wavelength switching; joint time; optical network architecture; ultrafast wavelength tunable lasers; wavelength interleaving;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
