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Aug 2007
1 Hour
This course is part of our eLearning Archive, which includes older courses that may not be current or as user-friendly as courses designed more recently. As point-to-point links become more sophisticated, single-channel and WDM systems must dynamically adapt to changing environmental and traffic conditions in order to avoid SNR degradation. This scenario erupts into a much greater challenge when channels originate at different locations, as is the case with add/drop multiplexers, reconfigurable cross-connects, circuit-switched networking, and eventually optical packet switching. This course is intended for people interested in non-static and reconfigurable WDM systems and networks.
Author Keywords: Amplitude, Attenuation, Chromatic Dispersion, Cross Phase Modulation, Crosstalk, DPSK, Differential Phase-Shift-Keying, FEC, Forward-Error-Correction, Gaussian Noise, Optical Fibers, PMD, Polarization-Mode Dispersion, Raman Amplification, Signals, Thermal Noise
IEEE Keywords: Amplitude modulation, Attenuation, Chromatic dispersion, Crosstalk, Degradation, Forward error correction, Gaussian processes, Modulation, Optical fibers, Optical packet switching, Phase modulation, Phase shift keying, Polarization, Raman scattering, WDM networks, Wavelength division multiplexing
Persistent Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?mdnumber=EW1056 More »
Level: Intermediate
Instructor
Alan Willner
Alan Willner received his Ph.D. from Columbia University, has worked at AT&T Bell Labs and Bellcore, and is Professor of Electrical Engineering at USC.
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