We propose a novel elastic optical path network where each specific bitrate signal uses its
own dedicated fixed grid and one edge of its frequency grid is anchored at a specific …

We propose a novel elastic optical path network where each specific bitrate signal uses its
own dedicated fixed grid and a slot-width-edge anchor frequency. Numerical evaluations …

Title - Template for Papers ECOC 2004 Page 1 Demonstration of Novel Spectrum-Efficient
Elastic Optical Path Network with Per-Channel Variable Capacity of 40 Gb/s to Over 400 Gb/s …

We propose a novel routing and spectrum assignment algorithm that reserves exclusive
spectrum area for high bitrate signals. The aim of this study is to reduce the inherent …

In flexigrid elastic optical networks, filtering cascade effects strongly affect the overall
transmission performance. To avoid these detrimental impairments, each lightpath is …

In this paper, we propose a novel circuit and system to optimize the spacing between optical
channels in gridless (also called flexible-grid or elastic) networking. The method will exploit …

The exponential growth of Internet traffic necessitates high-capacity optical networks and
has also highlighted the importance of bandwidth-flexible and multi-granularity transport …

Elastic optical networking is considered a promising candidate to improve the spectral
efficiency of optical networks. One of the most important planning challenges of elastic …

We describe experimental demonstration of spectrum-sliced elastic optical path network
(SLICE) architecture. We employ optical orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) …

With the exponential growth of traffic driven by video and Internet services, WDM systems
evolve regularly to increase optical fiber capacity. To meet the relentless need for capacity …