Abstract
The next generation computer networks will handle the bandwidth requirements from new applications such as supercomputer interconnection, tele-medicine applications, interactive TV and multimedia banks. The increases in the number of end users and per user bandwidth demand clearly indicate the need of developing ultra-fast advanced optical networks that are capable of delivering the throughput ranging from hundreds Gb/sec to several Tb/s. Most research efforts to date on optical networks are focused on wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) and time-division multiplexing (TDM). This paper discusses the feasibility of achieving Tb/s throughput in a single wavelength channel using TDM based on the results from a network demonstration operating at 100 Gbit/sec we developed at Princeton University.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 19-22 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | IEE Conference Publication |
| Issue number | 448 /3 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1997 11th International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fibre Communications and 23rd European Conference on Optical Communications, IOOC-ECOC'97. Part 2 (of 5) - Duration: Sep 22 1997 → Sep 25 1997 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering