IEEE Photonics Technology Letters · 2001 · 52 citations · 1 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringInterconnection NetworksOptoelectronicsPhotonicsCommunication NetworksCommunication SystemsOptical AmplifiersOptical Communication SystemsOptical InterconnectsOptical WaveguidesErbium-doped Waveguide AmplifiersMetro Optical NetworksOptical Interconnect ArchitecturesOptical NetworkingWaveguide AmplifiersWavelength-division Multiplexing
We demonstrate an 8/spl times/2.5 Gb/s wavelength-division-multiplexing metropolitan ring network in which each network-sourced wavelength constitutes a distinct multiuser virtual ring. The ring's four nodes feature erbium-doped waveguide amplifiers, which promise future integrability.
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