Abstract
We present the first elastic, space division multiplexing, and multi-granular network based on two 7-core MCF links and four programmable optical nodes able to switch traffic utilising the space, frequency and time dimensions with over 6000-fold bandwidth granularity. Results show good end-to-end performance on all channels with power penalties between 0.75 dB and 3.7 dB.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8865-8872 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 8 Apr 2013 |