Title :
Flexible WDM/FTDM passive optical network with RZ-seeded all-optical sub-wavelength grid engine
Author :
Schrenk, Bernhard ; Katopodis, V. ; Bauwelinck, J. ; Lazaro, J.A. ; Yin, X. ; Bakopoulos, Paraskevas ; Spyropoulou, M. ; Qiu, X.Z. ; Avramopoulos, H.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens, Greece
Abstract :
All-optical FDM grid generation and channel selection is experimentally demonstrated through optical signal processing. Full-duplex 10G/2×10G transmission with reflective ONUs is validated for 20dB budget and 25km reach. An optional 10Gb/s FDM/TDM mode is verified.
Keywords :
frequency division multiplexing; passive optical networks; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; wireless channels; FDM/TDM mode; RZ-seeded all-optical sub-wavelength grid engine; all-optical FDM grid generation; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; channel selection; flexible WDM/FTDM passive optical network; full-duplex transmission; optical signal processing; reflective ONU; Clocks; Frequency division multiplexing; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Time division multiplexing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
