Wavelength-division multiplexing

About: Wavelength-division multiplexing is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 25059 publications have been published within this topic receiving 332027 citations. The topic is also known as: WDM.

A tunable WDM wavelength converter based on cross-phase modulation effects in normal dispersion holey fiber

Abstract: We demonstrate a tunable wavelength-division-multiplexing wavelength converter based on cross-phase modulation in just 5.8 m of highly nonlinear normal dispersion holey fiber (HF) and incorporating a precise compression-tuned apodized fiber-grating filter. We achieve both error-free and penalty-free 10-Gb/s wavelength conversion over a /spl sim/15-nm bandwidth. The short device length and correspondingly reduced pulse walkoff effect ensures a constant wavelength-converted signal pulsewidth across the full tuning range. The use of HF with normal dispersion eliminates the coherence-degradation related intensity noise previously observed in experiments employing anomalously dispersive HF.

On the spectrum-efficiency of bandwidth-variable optical OFDM transport networks

Abstract: We investigated the high spectrum efficiency property of the bandwidth-variable optical OFDM (BV-OOFDM) transport networks. In contrast to mixed-line-rate (MLR) networks, BV-OOFDM enables flexible allocation and efficient utilization of the spectral resource.

Silicon photonics-based 100 Gbit/s, PAM4, DWDM data center interconnects

Abstract: In this paper we discuss the nature of and requirements for data center interconnects. We then demonstrate a switch-pluggable, 4.5 W, 100 Gbit/s, siliconphotonics- based, PAM4, QSFP-28 module to transport Ethernet data directly over DWDM for layer 2/3 connection between switches at data centers up to 120 km apart, thereby eliminating the need for a separate optical transport layer. The module, based on the direct detect modulation format, is of much reduced complexity, power, and cost compared to the coherent systems that are currently being deployed for this application.

Reducing Power Consumption in Wavelength Routed Networks by Selective Switch Off of Optical Links

Abstract: In this paper, the power consumption of a transparent circuit-switched wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) optical network is evaluated, considering client flow protection requirements and the daily traffic variability. Moreover, a simple heuristic algorithm is applied to the considered network scenario to reduce the power consumption of optical links. When traffic load decreases, the algorithm tries to switch off optical links according to several heuristic criteria that take into account the power consumption parameter of links, some topological consideration and the congestion of each fiber. By performing such an optimization, applying the best link-ordering criterion, it is possible to save an amount of power from 28% up to 86% of the power consumed by optical links on the basis of the traffic load. This leads to an average energy saving of 35% with respect to the energy consumed by the whole optical network. Moreover, we evaluate the impact of network design parameters on the proposed algorithm and the network power consumption. Results show that, for a 18-node network supporting an average traffic of 75 Gbits/s between each node pair, a number of wavelengths equal to 80 can drastically reduce the power consumption of optical links.

Wavelength Multicasting via Frequency Comb Generation in a Bandwidth-Enhanced Fiber Optical Parametric Mixer

Abstract: We demonstrate a self-seeded multicasting device capable of delivering a large number of signal integrity preserving spectrally-distinct copies. The new multicasting device relies on efficient higher-order mixing in a two-pump parametric mixer. Precise dispersion engineering was deployed to generate a frequency-comb spanning over a 140-nm band, and resulted in the creation of more than 60 spectral copies of the signal with conversion efficiencies higher than -3 dB. The fidelity of the multicasting device with respect to signal intensity and phase was characterized experimentally. The spectral replication process was found to induce low penalty with both ON-OFF and differential phase-shift keying signals, thereby indicating compatibility with arbitrary amplitude/phase signaling formats.