Comparison of LED and RSOA performance in WDM-PONs

Author

Henning, Luiz Fernando ; Monteiro, Pedro ; De Almeida Prado Pohl, Alexandre

Author_Institution

Fed. Inst. of Santa Catarina, Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil

fYear

2014

fDate

4-7 May 2014

Firstpage

124

Lastpage

128

Abstract

Currently there is an significant effort by system operators to deploy cost effective Passive Optical Networks (PON). In this way, next generation PON is the subject of studies by researchers and system designers. Among them, Wavelength Division Multiplexing in Passive Optical Networks (WDM-PON) are of particular interest once they can provide larger capacity. This work presents a performance and cost comparison of two colourless optical network units (ONU) configurations that employ a Light Emitting Diode (LED) source and a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA).

Keywords

light emitting diodes; passive optical networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; LED performance; RSOA performance; WDM-PON; colourless ONU configuration; colourless optical network unit configuration; light emitting diode source; next generation PON; reflective semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength division multiplexing-passive optical networks; Light emitting diodes; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Colourless ONUs; LEDs; RSOA; WDM-PON;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunications (ICT), 2014 21st International Conference on

Conference_Location

Lisbon

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-5139-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICT.2014.6845093

Filename

6845093