Alien waves: Technology, benefits and standardisation
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Lord, Andrew; Wright, Paul; Yu Rong Zhou
- Source
- 2012 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (PS) Photonics in Switching (PS), 2012 International Conference on. :1-3 Sep, 2012
- Subject
- Photonics and Electrooptics
Wavelength division multiplexing
Optical switches
Monitoring
Adaptive optics
Optical sensors
alien wavelengths
optical interoperability
- Language
- ISSN
- 2155-8507
2155-8515
This paper describes the need for optical interworking between DWDM transport equipment and transponders provided by different vendors and possibly managed by different operators - so-called aliens. It discusses technology, benefits and standards progress.