A Comprehensive Network Performance Analysis of Multi-band Photonic Integrated WSS for 400G and 800G Transmission
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Masood, Muhammad Umar; Tunesi, Lorenzo; Khan, Ihtesham; Correia, Bruno; Ghillino, Enrico; Bardella, Paolo; Carena, Andrea; Curri, Vittorio
- Source
- 2023 23rd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON) Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2023 23rd International Conference on. :1-4 Jul, 2023
- Subject
- Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Photonics and Electrooptics
Signal Processing and Analysis
Transportation
Optical fibers
Integrated optics
Costs
C-band
Network topology
Optical fiber networks
Transceivers
Multi-band
Photonic Integrated Circuits
Wavelength-Selective-Switch
Networking analysis
- Language
- ISSN
- 2161-2064
Bandwidth-intensive applications require an increase in the capacity of optical transport networks. One solution is multi-band transmission, which leverages low-loss optical spectrum windows to enhance network capacity without requiring new fiber infrastructure or significant capital expenditure. This study uses a Reconfigurable-Optical-Add-Drop-Multiplexer (ROADM) architecture utilizing a modular photonic integrated multi-band Wavelength-Selective-Switch (WSS) for multi-band transmission. The WSS architecture is assessed through a comprehensive network performance analysis, examining transceivers 400G and 800G, on real USA network topology. The study demonstrates the potential advantages of shifting from traditional C-band transmission to multi-band transmission in terms of network performance.