Abstract
Multicast-enabled FWDM network architecture is introduced and a naturally-inspired algorithm is proposed for the light-tree establishment problem. The algorithm improves spectral efficiency by at least 22% and 17% compared to fixed and flexible-grid solutions respectively.
© 2012 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
Ankitkumar N. Patel, Philip N. Ji, Jason P. Jue, and Ting Wang
OTuI2 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2011
Ankitkumar N. Patel, Philip N. Ji, Jason P. Jue, and Ting Wang
PDPWG1 Photonics in Switching (PS) 2010
Ankitkumar N. Patel, Philip N. Ji, Jason P. Jue, and Ting Wang
OTuI8 Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2011