Title :
Reach extenders based on optical amplification for XGPON1 optical access networks
Author :
Saliou, Fabienne ; Xia, Rui ; Le, Quang Trung ; Chanclou, Philippe ; Tervonen, Ari ; Mattila, Marco ; Von Lerber, Tuomo ; Weiershausen, Werner ; Honkanen, Seppo ; Küppers, Franko
Author_Institution :
Orange Labs., Lannion, France
Abstract :
Reach Extenders based on Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers are experimented on a commercial prototype XGPON1 system. Bidirectional performances are evaluated and improved using a novel SOA operation. Up to 50 dB of optical budget is obtained.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; passive optical networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA operation; XGPON1 optical access network; XGPON1 system; bidirectional performance; optical amplification; reach extenders; semiconductor optical amplifier; Differential phase shift keying; Optical saturation; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
