Optical switching and bit rates of 40 Gbit/s and above

Ackaert, A.A.AckaertDemester, P.P.DemesterO'Mahony, M.M.O'MahonyTromborg, B.B.TromborgErasme, D.D.ErasmePatzak, E.E.PatzakSaniter, J.J.Saniter2022-03-102022-03-102003https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/344169Optical switching in WDM networks introduces additional aspects to the choice of single channel bit rates compared to WDM transmission systems. The mutual impact of optical switching and bit rates of 40 Gbps and above is discussed.en621Optical switching and bit rates of 40 Gbit/s and aboveconference paper