Title :
Resilient single-fiber ring access network using coupler-based OADMs and RSOA-based ONUs
Author :
Bock, Carlos ; Arellano, Cristina ; Prat, Josep
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Signal Theory & Commun., Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
Abstract :
An extended PON access network based on a central single-fiber ring and secondary trees is presented and experimentally demonstrated. The architecture provides resilience and load balancing mechanisms that are totally transparent to the end users.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre subscriber loops; semiconductor optical amplifiers; RSOA; coupler; load balancing mechanisms; optical add and drop multiplexers; optical network unit; resilient single-fiber ring access network; Couplers; Fiber lasers; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical network units; Optical scattering; Passive optical networks; Resilience; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215859
