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Strictly Non-Blocking All-Optical-Cross-Connect Demonstrator for WDM Wavelength Path Networks

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In this paper, we assess the design and performances of a strictly non-blocking all-optical cross-connect demonstrator node for WDM wavelength path networks. The all-optical cross-connect (AOXC) prototype was experimentally tested in a small 2 x 2 WDM network with a STM-16 bit stream per channel. The single and cascaded performance of the AOXC was also simulated and its results were validated with the experimental ones.

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André, P.S., Pinto, J.L., Teixeira, A.J. et al. Strictly Non-Blocking All-Optical-Cross-Connect Demonstrator for WDM Wavelength Path Networks. Photonic Network Communications 4, 63–72 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012902905296

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