A novel optical add-drop multiplex (OADM) node architecture design using wavelength selective switches is proposed. We demonstrate experimentally the OADM configuration and optical channel dedicated protection in a two-fiber ring network with 24/spl times/10-Gbps DWDM traffic.
Published in:
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
(Volume:4
)
Date of Conference: 17-22 March 2001