DocumentCode
3521379
Title
MAWG: Multicasting Arrayed Waveguide Grating for WDM-PON Applications
Author
Das, S. ; Grek, Boris ; Sun, Jian ; Jain, Manan ; Kazovsky, Leonid G.
Author_Institution
Photonics & Networking Res. Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
fYear
2008
fDate
24-28 Feb. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We present a novel AWG design, which performs both the normal mux/demux function as well as a broadcast function. This enables flexible and lower cost WDM-PON architectures, which have traditionally lacked support for multicast/broadcast data.
Keywords
arrayed waveguide gratings; multicast communication; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-PON applications; broadcast function; multicast-broadcast data; multicasting arrayed waveguide grating; normal mux-demux function; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Digital video broadcasting; Frequency division multiplexing; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical waveguides; Passive optical networks; Phased arrays; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-856-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528188
Filename
4528188
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