Optical node device, optical communication system, and wavelength conversion circuit

Abstract

An optical node device includes: an optical switch coupled to a multicore fiber that has N (N is an integer of 2 or more) cores; a multiplexer-demultiplexer coupled to a single-core fiber that multiplexes and transmits optical signals in M (M is an integer of 2 or more; and M≤N) bands; a maximum of (M−1) wavelength converters provided between the optical switch and the multiplexer-demultiplexer; and a control circuit that controls the optical switch, the wavelength converter or both of the optical switch and the wavelength converter and the control circuit controls the optical switch or the wavelength converter or both of the optical switch and the wavelength converter such that, of the optical signals in the M bands, an optical signal in at least one band is not subject to wavelength conversion and an optical signal in another band is subject to the wavelength conversion.

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