Title :
Coexistence of 10G-PON and GPON reach extension to 50-km with entirely passive fiber plant
Author :
Zhu, Benyuan ; Au, David ; Khan, Farooq ; Li, Yaowen
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We describe novel truly-passive coexistence of 10G-PON and GPON compatible reach extender using Raman amplifications. For the first of time, operation of coexisting 10G-PON and GPON over 50-km fiber is successfully demonstrated with 96-way splitter.
Keywords :
optical beam splitters; passive optical networks; 10G-PON; 96-way splitter; GPON reach extension; Raman amplification; passive fiber plant; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical noise; Passive optical networks; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
