System performance evaluation of a nanoseconds modular photonic integrated WDM WSS for optical data center networks
 
System performance evaluation of a nanoseconds modular photonic integrated WDM WSS for optical data center networks ■
 
Kristif Prifti, Kristif Prifti, Kristif Prifti, Anas Gasser, Anas Gasser, Anas Gasser, Netsanet Tessema, Netsanet Tessema, Netsanet Tessema, Xuwei Xue, Xuwei Xue, Xuwei Xue, Ripalta Stabile, Ripalta Stabile, Ripalta Stabile, Nicola Calabretta, Nicola Calabretta, Nicola Calabretta
 
Abstract ■

The system performance of a photonic integrated WDM wavelength selective switch is assessed with 10, 20 and 40Gb/s NRZ-OOK. Results show lossless operation, limited penalty for 8 WDM channels and > 8dB power dynamic range.