Systems issues for WDM components

Alan Eli Willner

doi:10.1117/12.238921

1 May 1996 Systems issues for WDM components

Alan Eli Willner

Proceedings Volume 2690, Wavelength Division Multiplexing Components; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238921
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

WDM can dramatically increase the capacity in point-to-point transmission and can increase the capacity and routing functionality in local- and wide-area networks. However, there are many systems-level limitations on the bandwidth, number of wavelengths, WDM-device characteristics, and inter-user distance. Systems issues include crosstalk, wavelength chirp, EDFA bandwidth, and nonlinearities. We briefly describe some of these component-related issues and the constraints which they place on WDM systems.

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Alan Eli Willner "Systems issues for WDM components", Proc. SPIE 2690, Wavelength Division Multiplexing Components, (1 May 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238921

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