Hybrid WDM/TDM PON using the AWG FSR and featuring centralized light generation and dynamic bandwidth allocation

Author

Bock, Carlos ; Prat, Josep ; Walker, Stuart D.

Author_Institution

Opt. Commun. Group, Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

Volume

23

Issue

12

fYear

2005

Firstpage

3981

Lastpage

3988

Abstract

A novel time/space/wavelength division multiplexing (TDM/WDM) architecture using the free spectral range (FSR) periodicity of the arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) is presented. A shared tunable laser and a photoreceiver stack featuring dynamic bandwidth allocation (DBA) and remote modulation are used for transmission and reception. Transmission tests show correct operation at 2.5 Gb/s to a 30-km reach, and network performance calculations using queue modeling demonstrate that a high-bandwidth-demanding application could be deployed on this network.

Keywords

arrayed waveguide gratings; bandwidth allocation; laser tuning; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; optical receivers; queueing theory; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbit/s; 30 km; AWG; arrayed waveguide grating; centralized light generation; dynamic bandwidth allocation; free spectral range periodicity; high-bandwidth-demanding application; hybrid WDM-TDM PON; network performance calculations; photoreceiver stack; queue modeling; remote modulation; shared tunable laser; time-space wavelength division multiplexing; transmission tests; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Channel allocation; Hybrid power systems; Laser modes; Passive optical networks; Testing; Time division multiplexing; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing; Optical fiber communication; space-division multiplexing; time-division-multiplexing (TDM); wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2005.853138

Filename

1566724