Contention resolution within colorless and directionless ROADM

A conventional colorless and directionless ROADM architecture is modified to achieve contention-free performance without relying on external transponders and OTN switches, and can achieve a smaller size and lower power consumption than those of a conventional CDC ROADM.

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Main Authors: Way, W. I., Ji, P. N., Patel, A. N.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers
Optical fibers
Optical switches
Ports (Computers)
Transponders
Wavelength division multiplexing
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Summary:A conventional colorless and directionless ROADM architecture is modified to achieve contention-free performance without relying on external transponders and OTN switches, and can achieve a smaller size and lower power consumption than those of a conventional CDC ROADM.
DOI:10.1364/NFOEC.2013.NW1J.1