An Evolution Scenario of a Broadband Access Network Using R-SOA-Based WDM-PON Technologies

Author

Park, Soo-Jin ; Choi, Young-Bok ; Oh, Jung-Mi ; Koo, Sang-Geun ; Lee, Donghan

Volume

25

Issue

11

fYear

2007

Firstpage

3479

Lastpage

3487

Abstract

An evolution scenario of broadband access is proposed, using a wavelength-division-multiplexed passive optical network (WDM-PON) and a hybrid WDM/time-division-multiplexed PON (WDM/TDM-PON). As candidate technologies to be applied in the evolution, the laser-injected reflective semiconductor optical amplifier-based WDM-PON and hybrid WDM/TDM-PON with a remotely pumped erbium-doped fiber amplifier are introduced. The remote-pumping scheme increases the optical link loss budget of the hybrid WDM/TDM-PON to 24 dB, while the passive nature of the network is maintained.

Keywords

broadband networks; erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical pumping; reflectivity; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; JkJk:Er; R-SOA-based technologies; WDM-PON; broadband access network; evolution scenario; hybrid WDM-time-division-multiplexed PON; optical link loss budget; passive optical network; reflective semiconductor optical amplifier; remote-pumping; remotely pumped fiber amplifier; wavelength-division-multiplexing; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pumping; Passive optical networks; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing; Hybrid wavelength-division-multiplexed/time-division-multiplexed passive optical network (WDM/TDM-PON); next-generation access (NGA); reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (R-SOA); remotely pumped optical amplifier;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2007.907789

Filename

4397128