National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, October 17, 2019
Researchers in Japan have successfully implemented a network demonstration using state-of-the-art large-scale spatial optical switching, aiming at petabit-class next-generation optical networks using spatial-division multiplexing. The testbed supported data rates from 10 Terabit per second up to 1 Petabit per second over 3 types of next-generation multicore fibers and included practical requirements of real networks, such as protection switching. The total capacity of the network was 1 Petabit per second. The system was demonstrated in 4 fundamental scenarios that constitute the building blocks of the next-generation optical fiber networks…read more.
Experimental network testbed and network scenarios. Credit: The article