Nonblocking All-Optical Cross Connect Based on Regenerative All-Optical Wavelength Converter in a Transparent Demonstration over 42 Nodes and 16800 Km

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2863-2870

  Leuthold, Juerg ^a   Ryf, Roland ^a   Maywar, Drew N ^a   Cabot, Steven ^a   Jaques, James ^a   Patel, S S ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

All optical; Communication system routing; Nonlinear optics; Optical communication; Optical communication equipment; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; ROUTERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

LOOPED-FIBER NETWORKS; OPTICAL CROSS CONNECTS (OXC); POWER EQUALIZERS;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 0346342602     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.819140     Document Type: Article

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