Photonics represents a key technology in a wide range of space applications, in particular for space telecommunications, in which a huge effort has been spent by Space Agencies and Industries to find a feasible way to implement a space OTN infrastructure capable to extend and complement the already existing terrestrial one. Following this field, this paper provides a system functionality demonstration and performance evaluation of a Space OTN node exploiting an optical switching matrix to perform wavelength circuit switching of WDM channels: the chosen configuration of the optical payload exhibits at one probe received channel a minimum BER of the order of 10-7, which is a meaningful result taking in account that no on board regeneration and processing of the signal (e.g. Forward Error Correction encoding, interleaving, etc.) has been implemented.
A system demonstration of optical circuit switching in a space-based WDM Optical Transport Network / Durante, S.; Rodio, L.; Schena, V.; Calò, Giovanna; D'Orazio, A.; Ferrara, V.. - (2023), pp. 633-637. (Intervento presentato al convegno 10th IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace, MetroAeroSpace 2023 tenutosi a ita nel 2023) [10.1109/MetroAeroSpace57412.2023.10190029].
A system demonstration of optical circuit switching in a space-based WDM Optical Transport Network
Rodio L.;Schena V.;Calò Giovanna;D'Orazio A.;
2023-01-01
Abstract
Photonics represents a key technology in a wide range of space applications, in particular for space telecommunications, in which a huge effort has been spent by Space Agencies and Industries to find a feasible way to implement a space OTN infrastructure capable to extend and complement the already existing terrestrial one. Following this field, this paper provides a system functionality demonstration and performance evaluation of a Space OTN node exploiting an optical switching matrix to perform wavelength circuit switching of WDM channels: the chosen configuration of the optical payload exhibits at one probe received channel a minimum BER of the order of 10-7, which is a meaningful result taking in account that no on board regeneration and processing of the signal (e.g. Forward Error Correction encoding, interleaving, etc.) has been implemented.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
