Abstract
This paper describes the current status of Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM), and then progresses to discuss how it may evolve in networking applications in the future. As WDM can enhance not only transmission but also networking systems, the paper reports a potentially low cost WDM based access node architecture, particularly suited for routing optical data packets on nanosecond timescales. The scheme is cascadable and involves the use of a simple semiconductor optical amplifier (SAO) based add-drop switch. Preliminary results concerning the operation of the add-drop switches under multi-wavelength operation are reported.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 284-293 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 5248 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2003 |
| Event | Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices for Lightwave Communication - Orlando, FL, USA United States Duration: 8 Sept 2003 → 10 Sept 2003 |
Keywords
- CWDM
- LAN
- Networking
- Optical communications
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering