High Gain (30 dB) and High Saturation Power (11 dBm) RSOA Devices as Colorless ONU Sources in Long-Reach Hybrid WDM/TDM-PON Architecture

Author

de Valicourt, G. ; Make, D. ; Landreau, J. ; Lamponi, M. ; Duan, G.H. ; Chanclou, P. ; Brenot, R.

Author_Institution

III-V Labs., Alcatel-Thales, Palaiseau, France

Volume

22

Issue

3

fYear

2010

Firstpage

191

Lastpage

193

Abstract

We propose a hybrid wavelength-division-multi-plexing/time-division-multiplexing architecture using reflective semiconductor optical amplifiers (RSOAs) for next-generation access solutions. We demonstrate that the use of a high gain and high output power RSOA as remote modulator enables a 36-dB optical budget for colorless operation at 2.5 Gb/s over 45-km single-mode fiber. This RSOA-based configuration provides a reasonable cost per user for this hybrid system and can be easily upgraded.

Keywords

optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; RSOA devices; bit rate 2.5 Gbit/s; colorless ONU sources; colorless operation; distance 45 km; gain 30 dB; long-reach hybrid WDM-TDM-PON architecture; next-generation access solutions; optical budget; reflective semiconductor optical amplifiers; remote modulator; saturation power; single-mode fiber; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; Costs; Gain; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical saturation; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing; Access control; modulation; optical fiber communication; semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs); time-division multiplexing (TDM);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2009.2038173

Filename

5378545