• DocumentCode
    1125841
  • Title

    Long-Reach Optical Access Technologies

  • Author

    Shea, Darren P. ; Mitchell, John E.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Coll. London, London
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    5
  • Lastpage
    11
  • Abstract
    The search for a cost-effective optical access solution has yielded a number of possible solutions. This article seeks to summarize the economic arguments behind long-reach access and examines a number of leading long-reach optical access technologies.
  • Keywords
    optical communication; cost effectiveness; long reach optical access technologies; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical losses; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Network, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0890-8044
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MNET.2007.4305170
  • Filename
    4305170
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1125841