An all-optical grooming switch for interconnecting access and metro ring networks

R. Bonk, Philipp Vorreau, David Hillerkuss, Wolfgang Freude, George Zarris, Dimitra Simeonidou, Francesca Parmigiani, Periklis Petropoulos, R. Weerasuriya, Selwan K. Ibrahim, Andrew D. Ellis, D. Klonidis, Ioannis Tomkos, Juerg Leuthold

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    Abstract

    A regenerative all-optical grooming switch for interconnecting 130 Gbit/s on-off keying (OOK) metro/core ring and 43 Gbit/s-OOK metro/access ring networks with switching functionality in time, space, and wavelength domains is demonstrated. Key functionalities of the switch are traffic aggregation with time-slot interchanging functionality, optical time division multiplexing (OTDM) to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) demultiplexing, and multi-wavelength 2R regeneration. Laboratory and field demonstrations show the excellent performance of the new concept with error-free signal transmission and Q-factors above 20 dB.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number5720568
    Pages (from-to)206-214
    Number of pages9
    JournalJournal of Optical Communications and Networking
    Volume3
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2011

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    This paper was published in Journal of Optical Communications and Networking and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOCN.3.000206. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.

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