Title :
Single SOA to extend simultaneously the optical budget of coexisting G-PON and 10G-PON
Author :
Saliou, F. ; Chanclou, P. ; Genay, N. ; Lazaro, J.A. ; Bonada, F. ; Othmani, A. ; Zhou, Y.
Author_Institution :
Orange Labs., Lannion, France
Abstract :
A wide-band SOA is used for amplification of both downstream signals from G-PON and 10G-PON access networks. BER measurements showed a performance of 42dB on optical budget but also pointed out requirements on the SOA to improve this performance.
Keywords :
optical fibre subscriber loops; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10G-PON access network; G-PON access networks; downstream signals; optical budget; single SOA; wideband SOA; Adaptive optics; Bit error rate; Optical receivers; Optical variables measurement; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621225
