Title :
An upstream reach-extender for 10Gb/s PON applications based on an optimised semiconductor amplifier cascade
Author :
Porto, S. ; Antony, C. ; Ossieur, P. ; Townsend, P.D.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Syst. s Group, Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork, Ireland
Abstract :
We present a reach-extender based on a semiconductor amplifier cascade which achieves 12dB compression of the input dynamic range whilst also limiting patterning. A 70km reach is demonstrated over a 32-split 10Gb/s passive optical network.
Keywords :
passive optical networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; PON; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; distance 70 km; optimised semiconductor amplifier cascade; passive optical network; upstream reach-extender; Dynamic range; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Receivers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
