Title :
Measurement of tolerance to non-uniform burst powers in SOA amplified GPON systems
Author :
Appathurai, Shamil ; Nesset, Derek ; Davey, Russell
Author_Institution :
BT, Ipswich
Abstract :
We investigate the performance of an amplified GPON system under conditions of unequal burst powers from ONTs. Successful operation is shown for power differences up to 14 dB as might be expected in a deployed system.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; ONT burst powers; SOA amplified GPON system; gigabit passive optical network; nonuniform burst power tolerance; semiconductor optical amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical losses; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Power generation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
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.2007.4348939
