Title :
Rayleigh scattering robust access network by λ-shifting through extraction of suppressed RZ clock harmonic
Author :
Schrenk, Bernhard ; Maziotis, Alexandros ; Spyropoulou, Maria ; Bakopoulos, Paraskevas ; Lazaro, Jose A. ; Prat, Josep ; Avramopoulos, Hercules
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Signal Theor. & Commun., Univ. Politec. de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
Wavelength shifting based on the all-optical clock recovery of a RZ-downstream with suppressed clock harmonic is presented, avoiding in-band Rayleigh backscattering for choosing this particular harmonic as upstream carrier, even for a low OSRR <;10dB.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; backscatter; optical communication; subscriber loops; synchronisation; λ-shifting; RZ-downstream; Rayleigh scattering robust access network; all-optical clock recovery; in-band Rayleigh backscattering; suppressed RZ clock harmonic; suppressed clock harmonic; upstream carrier; wavelength shifting; Clocks; Harmonic analysis; Optical filters; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Passive optical networks; Power harmonic filters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
