Title :
Impact of intra-superchannel spectral constraints on the throughput of the elastic WDM networks
Author_Institution :
Optics Division, Alcatel-Lucent, Route de Villejust, 91620 Nozay, France
Abstract :
Within the frame of elastic WDM network carrying superchannels, we investigate how subcarrier power equalization along the transmission related to the WSS spectral granularity and mitigation of subcarriers crosstalk impact the whole network capacity.
Keywords :
Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Repeaters; WDM networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
