WDM cross-connect architectures with reduced complexity

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1732-1741

  Wilfong, Gordon ^a   Mikkelsen, Benny ^a   Doerr, Chris ^a   Zirngibl, Martin ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CAPACITY; CROSSTALK; OPTICAL CABLES; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SWITCHES; ROUTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION;

CROSS CONNECT ARCHITECTURES; FILTER NARROWING; NONBLOCKING PROPERTIES; WAVELENGTH CHANNELS;

WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 0033351261     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.793743     Document Type: Article

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