Field trial of GMPLS-based 40-Gbit/s wavelength path protection by photonic crossconnect with automatic chromatic dispersion compensation

We have succeeded field trial of GMPLS-based 40-Gbit/s wavelength path protection by photonic crossconnect. An automatic chromatic dispersion compensator was successfully applied to maintain the quality of a signal after protection operation.

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