Title :
Dependence of upstream power budget on the number of ONUs in IMDD optical OFDMA PONs
Author :
Jin, X.Q. ; Groenewald, J. ; Hugues-Salas, E. ; Giddings, R.P. ; Tang, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng., Bangor Univ., Bangor, UK
Abstract :
In optical OFDM multiple access PONs utilizing intensity-modulation/direct-detection, we show, for the first time, that doubling the number of ONUs gives an 1.9dB reduction in upstream power budget, mainly due to decreased signal-to-carrier power ratios.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; passive optical networks; IMDD; ONU; optical OFDM multiple access PON; signal-to-carrier power ratios; upstream power budget; Nonlinear optics; OFDM; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks;
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
