Title :
A broadcast-overlaid full-duplex WDM-PON based on offset polarization multiplexing
Author :
Xiong, Fei ; Zhong, Wen-De ; Kim, Hoon
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
We demonstrate a WDM-PON architecture where offset polarization multiplexing is exploited to provide broadcast capability. No active polarization tracking is needed for demultiplexing and detecting downstream unicast and broadcast signals at optical network units.
Keywords :
broadcast communication; demultiplexing; electromagnetic wave polarisation; passive optical networks; signal detection; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-PON architecture; broadcast capability; broadcast signal detection; broadcast-overlaid full-duplex WDM-PON; demultiplexing; downstream unicast signal detection; offset polarization multiplexing; optical network unit; Bit error rate; Differential phase shift keying; Optical attenuators; Receivers; Unicast; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276593
