690 node global OTDM network demonstration
690 node global OTDM network demonstration
- Author(s): A.D. Ellis and T. Widdowson
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19950813
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- Author(s): A.D. Ellis 1 and T. Widdowson 1
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1: BT Labs, Ipswich, United Kingdom
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1: BT Labs, Ipswich, United Kingdom
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Volume 31, Issue 14,
6 July 1995,
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1171 – 1172
DOI: 10.1049/el:19950813 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
The cascadability of 690 × 20 Gbit/s OTDM D&I network nodes is demonstrated. This demonstration employs electro-optic modulators for optical routing and soliton control to realise almost unlimited scalability.
Inspec keywords: electro-optical modulation; telecommunication network routing; optical solitons; time division multiplexing; optical fibre networks
Other keywords: cascadability; optical routing; unlimited scalability; OTDM D&I network nodes; 20 Gbit/s; global OTDM network demonstration; soliton control; electro-optic modulators
Subjects: Communication network design, planning and routing; Communication switching; Nonlinear optics and devices; Electro-optical devices; Optical communication
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