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> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of David Diaz > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 5:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: DWDM interconnects > > Actually I forgot to mention. Since we have different frequencies > for the lasers, you and your peer would have to agree ahead of time > and stock that particular frequency or "color." IT's a major > stocking nightmare especially for spares. The real explosion may > occur as tunable lasers drop in price that can allow 8 or more > different frequencies. there are nifty boxes out (have been for 8 months or so) that do wavelength conversion. so the box-operator in the middle handles the wavelength map, and users on each end can all use the same lasers (colors). they were expensive at the time I looked but I would think prices would have come down. but yes, cheap tunables would be great. -b
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