Reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM) with integrated sub-band optical cross-connect
Mark Earnshaw, A. Griffin, Cristian Bolle, J.B.D. Soole
Abstract
Mark Earnshaw, A. Griffin, Cristian Bolle, J.B.D. Soole
Abstract
We demonstrate a monolithic high-performance reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM) with integrated 24/spl times/8 wavelength selecting optical cross-connect. Eight of the 24/spl times/100 GHz WDM channels may be dropped to any of 8 wavelength-independent drop ports.
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We demonstrate a monolithic high-performance reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM) with integrated 24/spl times/8 wavelength selecting optical cross-connect. Eight of the 24/spl times/100 GHz WDM channels may be dropped to any of 8 wavelength-independent drop ports.
Key concepts: Multiplexer, Optical add-drop multiplexer, Wavelength-division multiplexing, Drop (telecommunication), Optical cross-connect, Optical performance monitoring, Optical switch, Multiplexing