Study of Hybrid Cascaded AWG-based Access Network Topology

Author

Tsalamanis, Ioannis ; Toycan, Mehmet ; Walker, Stuart D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Syst. Eng., Essex Univ., Colchester

Volume

4

fYear

2006

fDate

18-22 June 2006

Firstpage

76

Lastpage

79

Abstract

We describe an upgrade scenario from current passive optical networks (PON) to wavelength routed fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks. The theoretical and experimental study of a bidirectional access network topology based on cascaded arrayed waveguide gratings (AWG) is presented. By combining a 16times16 AWG in the exchange point and multiple 1times16 AWGs in the distribution points, N² users can be addressed when N wavelengths are transmitted. 16 ITU wavelengths have been multiplexed at the exchange point and successfully transmitted at 2.5 Gb/s data rates for simultaneous bidirectional transmission. Bit error rate measurements have shown error free transmission is achievable for both directions and minimal crosstalk between the channels can be noticed in the retrieved eye diagrams

Keywords

arrayed waveguide gratings; error statistics; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre subscriber loops; telecommunication channels; telecommunication network routing; 2.5 Gbit/s; access network topology; arrayed waveguide grating; bidirectional access network; bidirectional transmission; bit error rate; cascaded AWG; distribution points; error free transmission; exchange point; eye diagrams; fibre-to-the-home networks; hybrid AWG; minimal crosstalk; passive optical networks; telecommunication channels; wavelength multiplexing; wavelength routing; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bit error rate; Network topology; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Passive optical networks; Wavelength measurement; Wavelength routing; access network; arrayed waveguide grating; fibre-to-the-home; wavelength division multiplexing; wavelength routing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks, 2006 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Nottingham

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0235-2

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0236-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2006.248500

Filename

4013860