Title :
Broadband coherent-optical add/drop multiplexing over 400-GHz bandwidth by fiber frequency conversion
Author :
Kato, Tomoyuki ; Tanimura, Takahito ; Richter, Thomas ; Schmidt-Langhorst, Carsten ; Elschner, Robert ; Schubert, Colja ; Watanabe, Shigeki
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
We investigate coherent-optical subcarrier processing by fiber frequency conversion using an optical comb based beat signal to implement a broadband coherent add/drop architecture. Erasure and replacement of subcarriers over 400-GHz processing bandwidth is successfully demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; broadband coherent optical add-drop multiplexing; coherent optical subcarrier processing; fiber frequency conversion; frequency 400 GHz; optical comb; Decision support systems; Frequency conversion; Optical crosstalk; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
