Title :
A Cost-Effective WDM-PON Configuration Employing Innovative Bi-directional Amplification
Author :
Huang, Ming-Fang ; Yu, Jianjun ; Chen, Jason ; Chang, Gee-Kung ; Chi, Sien
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta
Abstract :
Novel bi-directional amplifier is employed in a WDM-PON system to increase power margin for both downstream and upstream signals. After 100-km SSMF transmission, the power-penalty for all channels at 10Gbit/s is less than 0.8 dB.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; SSMF transmission; cost-effective WDM-PON configuration; downstream signal; innovative bi-directional amplification; power margin; standard single mode fiber; upstream signal; Bidirectional control; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical crosstalk; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Passive optical networks; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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.2007.4348899
