Reliable Wavelength-Division-Multiplexed Passive Optical Network Using Novel Protection Scheme

Author

Lee, Kwanil ; Mun, Sil-Gu ; Lee, Chang-Hee ; Lee, Sang Bae

Author_Institution

Korea Inst. of Sci. & Technol. (KIST), Seoul

Volume

20

Issue

9

fYear

2008

fDate

5/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

679

Lastpage

681

Abstract

A novel, reliable wavelength-division-multiplexed passive optical network (WDM-PON) with self-protection capability is proposed. By utilizing the routing characteristics of N x N arrayed waveguide grating, the proposed architecture can provide automatic protection against any fiber cut between central office and optical network unit (ONU). Compared with the conventional schemes, this scheme adopts colorless ONUs, thus leading to a decrease in the costs of operation, administration, and maintenance, as well as the production cost. Without the performance degradation, the proposed WDM-PON scheme can offer a reliable network service. In the experiment, the protection performance was demonstrated in the carrier-distributed 1.25-Gb/s WDM transmission over 20-km single-mode fiber.

Keywords

optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; arrayed waveguide grating; bit rate 1.25 Gbit/s; central office; distance 20 km; fiber cut automatic protection; optical network unit; reliable wavelength division multiplexed passive optical network; self-protection capability; single-mode fiber; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Costs; Fiber gratings; Optical arrays; Optical network units; Optical waveguides; Passive optical networks; Protection; Routing; Telecommunication network reliability; Arrayed waveguide grating (AWG); self-protection; wavelength-division-multiplexed passive optical network (WDM-PON);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2008.919445

Filename

4479620