Title :
Broadcast capable 40-Gb/s WDM passive optical networks
Author :
Xu, Zhaowen ; Cheng, Tee-Hiang ; Cheng, Xiaofei ; Yeo, Yong-Kee ; Wen, Y.J. ; Wang, Y. ; Rong, W.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of EEE, Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
A novel architecture for broadcast capable high-speed WDM-PONs is proposed. 40-Gb/s downlink and 10-Gb/s broadcast are demonstrated to transmit simultaneously on the same set of wavelength channels. A colourless 40-Gb/s uplink transmission is also demonstrated with an EAM.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; EAM; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; broadcast; colourless uplink transmission; downlink; electroabsorption modulators; high-speed WDM-PONs; passive optical network; wavelength channels; wavelength division multiplexing; Broadcast technology; Broadcasting; Downlink; High speed optical techniques; Light sources; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Passive optical networks; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
