Title :
Fully coherent self- homodyne bi-directional enhanced performance PON
Author :
Shahpari, Ali ; Luis, Ruben S. ; Reis, Jacklyn ; Ferreira, Ricardo ; Vujicic, Z. ; Mendinueta, Jose Manuel D. ; Lima, Mario ; Wada, N. ; Teixeira, Antonio
Author_Institution :
DETI, Univ. de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Abstract :
We present a coherent-PON employing partial overlap of downstream/upstream Nyquist spectra, allowing bi-directional operation and enhanced spectral efficiency (2×120Gb/s@50GHz). Additionally, frequency shifting of Nyquist bands from the carrier allowed reduced RBS and dynamic SRS.
Keywords :
light coherence; passive optical networks; stimulated Raman scattering; Nyquist bands; bi-directional operation; bit rate 120 Gbit/s; downstream/upstream Nyquist spectra; dynamic SRS; enhanced spectral efficiency; frequency 50 GHz; frequency shifting; fully coherent self-homodyne bi-directional enhanced performance PON; reduced RBS; Bit error rate; Crosstalk; Digital signal processing; Optical fiber polarization; Optical network units; Optical signal processing; Passive optical networks;
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.W4G.1
