[TuG3] Adaptivity in Networks

[TuG3-3] Lossless ROADM by Exploiting Low Gain SOAs in Fronthaul Network

Pantea Nadimi Goki¹, Muhammad Imran¹, Francesco Fresi², Fabio Cavaliere³, 〇Luca Potì² (¹TECIP Institute Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy, ²CNIT Photonic Networks and Technologies, Italy, ³Ericsson, Italy)

キーワード：Optical cross-connects and reconfigurable optical add-drop mux/demux , Photonic integrated technologies for compact and low power consumption switching subsystems and modules , Switching Systems, Architectures and Network Integrations

SOA gain blocks are enabling components to realize lossless mini-ROADMs based fronthaul optical access ring networks. The impact of cascaded SOAs on WDM (12X25Gb/s) signal quality is investigated through simulation modelling and experimental validation.