Abstract
Transparent optical multicast by multi-wavelength conversion has revealed a brand-new
way for performing data multicast function directly in the optical domain without passing
through any electronics. In this paper, several simultaneous multiple wavelength
conversion approaches for transparent optical multicast are discussed. Technologies
and methods for single-to-multiple-channel wavelength conversions are summarized
and compared. The main focus is on four-wave-mixing (FWM) wavelength conversion
technique, because it is suitable for high bitrates and offers strict transparency to any
data modulation format. Cross-gain modulation (XGM) wavelength conversion has
limitations in these respects. Experimental results of FWM and XGM for one-to-twochannel
conversion are presented.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Networks & Optical Communications (NOC 2005) |
Pages | 155-162 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Event | 10th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications (NOC 2005) - London, United Kingdom Duration: 5 Jul 2005 → 7 Jul 2005 Conference number: 10 |
Conference
Conference | 10th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications (NOC 2005) |
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Abbreviated title | NOC 2005 |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | London |
Period | 5/07/05 → 7/07/05 |