Performance evaluation of an upgradable passive access network employing downstream WDM packet routing

Author

Okayasu, Masanobu ; Tamaki, Norio ; Shibata, Nori ; Yamashita, Lchirou

Author_Institution

NTT Opt. Network Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan

fYear

1997

Firstpage

56

Lastpage

57

Abstract

In summary, we have proposed and successfully demonstrated a passive access network configuration employing downstream WDM packet routing. Improvement of the power margin over the passive double star (PDS) system has indicated the systems upgradability. We propose here an architecture design that is upgradable from the PDS systems. We also demonstrate a 1-nm-spaced, 16-channel, 50-Mbit/s packet routing using an arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) demultiplexer as a waveguide grating router (WGR) and a superstructure-grating distributed-Bragg-reflector (SSG-DBR) laser as a single downstream light source

Keywords

diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical waveguides; packet switching; performance evaluation; semiconductor lasers; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; 1 nm; 50 Mbit/s; Mbit/s packet routing; architecture design; arrayed-waveguide grating demultiplexer; downstream WDM packet routing; passive access network configuration; passive double star system; performance evaluation; power margin; single downstream light source; superstructure-grating DBR laser; systems upgradability; upgradable passive access network; waveguide grating router; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical coupling; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Passive optical networks; Routing; Stimulated emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

1-55752-480-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1997.719687

Filename

719687