Title :
A bi-directional semiconductor optical amplifier acting simultaneously as upstream pre-amplifier and downstream booster in low cost NG-PON2 optical line terminations
Author :
Bonk, R. ; Poehlmann, Wolfgang ; Schmuck, H. ; Pfeiffer, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs. Germany, Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland AG, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a bi-directional SOA for simultaneous upstream preamplification and downstream boosting in NG-PON2 OLT applications. Signal performance, output power, burst ratio and back-reflection tests indicate its feasibility for mid-class power budgets of NG-PON2.
Keywords :
passive optical networks; preamplifiers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; OLT applications; back-reflection tests; bidirectional semiconductor optical amplifier; burst ratio tests; downstream booster; low cost NG-PON2 optical line terminations; mid-class power budgets; next-generation passive optical networks; signal performance; upstream preamplifier; Bidirectional control; Gain; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Receivers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.M3I.6
