Title :
Wavelength shifting for colorless ONUs in single-fiber WDM-PONs
Author :
Prat, Josep ; Omella, Mireia ; Polo, Victor
Author_Institution :
Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona
Abstract :
With the purpose of reducing the crosstalk caused by Rayleigh backscattering in bidirectional centralized light systems, we propose a reflective ONU design that performs wavelength shifting by means of combined phase and SSB modulation.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; optical fibres; wavelength division multiplexing; Rayleigh backscattering; bidirectional centralized light system; combined phase modulation; optical crosstalk; optical distribution network; optical network unit; passive optical network; single-fiber WDM-PON; single-side band modulation; wavelength shifting; Amplitude modulation; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Passive optical networks; Phase modulation; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348795
