Field Trial of WDM-OTDM Transmultiplexing employing Photonic Switch Fabric-based Buffer-less Bit-interleaved Data Grooming and All-Optical Regeneration

Abstract

Abstract:We report, for the first time, a field trial of a novel 42.7Gbps/128.1Gbps WDM/OTDM grooming node, and confirm node interoperability and the data integrity of asynchronous retiming.

Prospects for a Future JANET

“…It is a dedicated facility to support research into photonics and Optical systems and researchers have full access to the fibres for connecting their equipment without the constraints associated with full service infrastructures such as JANET and other similar networks. Results to-date include support of a Field Trial of Optical Time Division Multiplexing [1] , and the facility will also provide opportunities for application trials of emerging optical networking techniques. This work may inform the engineering approach to future versions of the JANET network, and efforts are being made to secure funding for the facility beyond 2011 when the current Aurora facilities contracts will terminate.…”

An All-Optical Grooming Switch for Interconnecting Access and Metro Ring Networks [Invited]

“…The field experiment was aimed at demonstrating the key network functions of the switch dealing with impairments introduced in installed fiber links [24,25]. The field trial (Fig.…”

Nonlinear Photonic Signal Processing Subsystems and Applications

“…Each demultiplexed WDM signal then passes to the OXC, where it is transmitted to either of the metro-rings or back to the core-ring via the ADORE modules. A field trial of the WDM-to-OTDM trans-multiplexing employing the ADORE has been demonstrated recently (Zarris et al, 2009). We then describe the generation of a single channel 100 Gb/s signal.…”