Title :
Reduction of Rayleigh backscattering and reflection effects in WDM-PONs by optical frequency dithering
Author :
Polo, V. ; Schrenk, B. ; Bonada, F. ; Lazaro, J. ; Prat, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Signal Theor. & Comm., Univ. Politec. de Catalunya
Abstract :
The reduction of both Rayleigh backscattering and reflections in passive optical networks with remotely seeded network units by means of optical frequency dithering is demonstrated.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; Rayleigh backscattering reduction; optical frequency dithering; passive optical networks; reflection effects; wavelength division multiplexing techniques; Backscatter; Frequency modulation; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical network units; Optical reflection; Passive optical networks; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729507
