Title :
An alternative architecture for a PON OLT splitter-combiner integrated into an SFP transceiver module
Author :
Piehler, D. ; McGreer, Ken ; Ho, Chih-Chun ; Le Guyader, Bertrand ; Guillo, Laurent ; Chanclou, Philippe
Author_Institution :
NeoPhotonics, San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
A 1×N single-mode splitter made of (N-1) 2×2 couplers is simultaneously a low-loss N → 1 optical combiner when unused 2×2 coupler ports route to a mode-coupling receiver. A PIC-based SFP transceiver module providing four class-B+ GPON OLT ports is thus realized.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical beam splitters; optical fibre couplers; optical transceivers; passive optical networks; (N-1) 2×2 couplers; 1×N single-mode splitter; PIC-based SFP transceiver module; PON OLT splitter-combiner; SFP transceiver module; mode-coupling receiver; optical line terminal; passive optical networks; photonic integrated circuit; small-form pluggable transceiver module; Barium; Hafnium;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964156
