Title :
Experimental Demonstration of a Highly Reliable Multicore-Fiber-Based Optical Network
Author :
Yong Lee ; Tanaka, Kiyoshi ; Hiruma, Kazuo ; Nomoto, Etsuko ; Sugawara, Toshiki ; Arimoto, Hideo
Author_Institution :
Central Res. Lab., Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A prototype optical switch unit with multi-core fibers was fabricated. It was experimentally demonstrated that this prototype can automatically restore optical paths when line failure occurs. The corresponding restoration time is 5 ms, which meets the time specified in the ITU-T standard .
Keywords :
optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre networks; optical switches; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication standards; ITU-T standard; multicore-fiber-based optical network; network reliability; prototype optical switch unit; restoration time; time 5 ms; Adaptive optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical switches; Multicore fiber; optical switch; redundancy;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2013.2296100
