Title :
RSOA-based optical network units for WDM-PON
Author :
Arellano, Cristina ; Bock, Carlos ; Prat, Josep ; Langer, Klaus-Dieter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Signal Theory & Commun., Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona
Abstract :
Designs of low cost ONU for WDM-PON are presented and evaluated. Reflective-SOAs are proposed to be used as core of the ONU in a bidirectional single-fiber single-wavelength topology. FEC is employed to mitigate crosstalk effects
Keywords :
forward error correction; optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; reflectivity; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-PON; bidirectional topology; crosstalk effects; forward error correction; optical network units; reflective-SOA; single-fiber topology; single-wavelength topology; Amplitude shift keying; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Forward error correction; Optical crosstalk; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical scattering; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215347
