Abstract
All-optical routing of 2.5Gbit/s wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) signals across two cascaded optical cross-connects with a penalty of only 0.6dB has been demonstrated using tunable wavelength converters and a passive WDM router.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2151-2152 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Electronics letters |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 29 Oct 1998 |
Bibliographical note
Cited By (since 1996):5Export Date: 20 March 2014
Source: Scopus
CODEN: ELLEA
Language of Original Document: English
Correspondence Address: Bainbridge, J.D.; Centre for Communications Research, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TR, United Kingdom
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