PHOTONET: a field trial demonstrating WDM cross-connected networks

M. Bischoff; Reinhard Maerz; Michael Lehdorfer; Dieter Werner; Piet Kuindersma; Bernhard Hein; Waltraud Muellner; Teresa Mendes Almeida; Michael M. Rasztovits-Wiech; Bart van Canegem; Clemens von Helmolt

doi:10.1117/12.318048

6 August 1998 PHOTONET: a field trial demonstrating WDM cross-connected networks

M. Bischoff, Reinhard Maerz, Michael Lehdorfer, Dieter Werner, Piet Kuindersma, Bernhard Hein, Waltraud Muellner, Teresa Mendes Almeida, Michael M. Rasztovits-Wiech, Bart van Canegem, Clemens von Helmolt

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Proceedings Volume 3552, Fiber Optic Components and Optical Communication II; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.318048
Event: Photonics China '98, 1998, Beijing, China

Abstract

Long-haul point-to-point transmission systems based on wavelength division multiplex (WDM) are worldwide being installed today. Optical networks containing optical ADD/DROP multiplexers (OADMs) and optical cross-connects (OXCs) are currently tested within field trials in order to assess the hardware, operational and installation aspects and requirements. Within the ACTS project ’’PHOTON”, a WDM cross-connected network called ’’PHOTONET” with ? 520km transmission length and an optical cross-connect is realized and operated with 2.5 GBit/s and 10 GBit/s transmission. The presentation gives an overview of the project, focuses on the field trial and the applications.

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M. Bischoff, Reinhard Maerz, Michael Lehdorfer, Dieter Werner, Piet Kuindersma, Bernhard Hein, Waltraud Muellner, Teresa Mendes Almeida, Michael M. Rasztovits-Wiech, Bart van Canegem, and Clemens von Helmolt "PHOTONET: a field trial demonstrating WDM cross-connected networks", Proc. SPIE 3552, Fiber Optic Components and Optical Communication II, (6 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.318048

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