Abstract
This chapter introduces some of the basic components in WDM networks, discusses various implementations of these components, and provides insights into their capabilities and limitations. The components discussed are fixed and reconfigurable wavelength routers, optical packet switches, and wavelength converters.
Type
Publication
Optical WDM Networks: Principles and Practice
Byrav Ramamurthy
Professor & PI
My research areas include optical and wireless networks, peer-to-peer networks for multimedia streaming, network security and telecommunications. My research work is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, NASA, AT&T Corporation, Agilent Tech., Ciena, HP and OPNET Inc.