Analysis of evolution of over-modulated supervisory data in a cascade of all-optical wavelength converters

Arnaud Bisson (1) , Ludovic Noirie (1) , Amaury Jourdan (1) , Jean-Claude Jacquinot (1) , Christopher Janz (1)

1 Alcatel Research & Innovation Center

We analyze the evolution of sub-carrier modulated supervisory data crossing a cascade of all-optical wavelength converters. Mixing between these data and the high-bit-rate signal has been identified to be of significant consequences.

Mots clés: optical networks; overmodulation

Domaines: Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

Arnaud Bisson, Ludovic Noirie, Amaury Jourdan, Jean-Claude Jacquinot, Christopher Janz. Analysis of evolution of over-modulated supervisory data in a cascade of all-optical wavelength converters. Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000, Mar 2000, Baltimore (MA), United States. pp.53-55, ⟨10.1109/OFC.2000.868519⟩. ⟨hal-00764053⟩