WEST (WDM and electronic switching technology) project: 40 Gb/s WDM system review

David B. Huff; Thomas P. Schrans; Keh-Chung Wang; Kenneth D. Pedrotti; A. Price; Dolly Wu; John Edward Bowers; Sheng Z. Zhang; Peter M. Asbeck; Andre Metzger

doi:10.1117/12.271445

10 April 1997 WEST (WDM and electronic switching technology) project: 40 Gb/s WDM system review

David B. Huff, Thomas P. Schrans, Keh-Chung Wang, Kenneth D. Pedrotti, A. Price, Dolly Wu, John Edward Bowers, Sheng Z. Zhang, Peter M. Asbeck, Andre Metzger

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Proceedings Volume 3038, High-Speed Semiconductor Lasers for Communication; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271445
Event: Photonics West '97, 1997, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Formed in January 1995, WEST is a DARPA-supported consortium investigating technologies for implementing add-drop and cross-connect switches operating at 10 Gbit/s. Using wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), each fiber supports 40 Gbit/s (4 by 10 Gbit/s) aggregate bandwidth for SONET/SDH operation. Consortium members include Rockwell Corporation, Ortel Corporation, UCSB, UCSD, UCLA, and Caltech/JPL.

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David B. Huff, Thomas P. Schrans, Keh-Chung Wang, Kenneth D. Pedrotti, A. Price, Dolly Wu, John Edward Bowers, Sheng Z. Zhang, Peter M. Asbeck, and Andre Metzger "WEST (WDM and electronic switching technology) project: 40 Gb/s WDM system review", Proc. SPIE 3038, High-Speed Semiconductor Lasers for Communication, (10 April 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271445

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