Title :
GPON reach extension to 60 km with entirely passive fibre plant using Raman amplification
Author :
Zhu, Benyuan ; Nesset, Derek
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We describe a purely-passive GPON compatible reach extender using distributed Raman amplification. Operation over 60 km of AllWave fibre at 2.5 Gbit/s is demonstrated with a total loss budget of 43 dB at 1310 nm.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; distributed feedback lasers; optical fibre networks; optical repeaters; semiconductor lasers; GPON compatible reach extender; bit rate 2.5 Gbit/s; distance 60 km; distributed Raman amplification; passive fibre plant; wavelength 1310 nm; Band pass filters; Costs; Laser excitation; Optical fiber polarization; Optical network units; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
