Abstract
We demonstrate a reduction in the effects of homodyne crosstalk in an InP-based 2x2 four WDM channel optical cross-connect by using a phase scrambling technique. By choosing an appropriate scrambling format, satisfactory transmission at a 2.5-Gbit/s bitrate is possible eventhough crosstalk levels are quite high, namely around -15 dB. We observed a small crosstalk penalty of less than 1 dB. This result demonstrates the feasibility of optical networking employing switching technologies such as cross-connects or add-drop multiplexers by tolerating relatively high crosstalk levels.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 26th European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2000) September 3 - 7, 2000, Munich, Germany |
Place of Publication | Berlin |
Publisher | VDE Verlag |
Pages | 153-154 |
Volume | 2 |
ISBN (Print) | 3-8007-2567-3 |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Event | 26th European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2000) - Munich, Germany Duration: 3 Sept 2000 → 7 Sept 2000 Conference number: 26 |
Conference
Conference | 26th European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2000) |
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Abbreviated title | ECOC 2000 |
Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Munich |
Period | 3/09/00 → 7/09/00 |