High-performance operation of monolithically-integrated multipurpose reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer

WDM operation of a novel monolithically-integrated 16-channel reconfigurable add-drop multiplexer (ROADM), demonstrating high crosstalk suppression and cascadability to eight nodes for 10 Gbit/s NRZ signals, is reported. The device provides separate wavelength add/drop ports and a common wavelength-multiplexed add/drop port for high system functionality.