Title :
Effective architecture for 10 Gb/s upstream WDM-PONs exploiting self-seeding and external modulation
Author :
Chiuchiarelli, A. ; Presi, M. ; Ciaramella, E.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We propose a 10 Gb/s WDM-PON architecture that exploits a colorless Optical Network Unit, encompassing a self-seeded broadband uncooled Fabry-Perot laser diode and external modulation. We demonstrate low-penalty transmission over 25 km common fiber.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical modulation; passive optical networks; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; colorless optical network unit; common fiber; distance 25 km; external modulation; low-penalty transmission; self-seeded broadband Fabry-Perot laser diode; upstream WDM-PON architecture; Bandwidth; Modulation; Optical fiber polarization; Optical network units; Optical transmitters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
