Title :
Colorless optical sources for fiber-optic access networks of new generation
Author :
Sprem, Marko ; Komljenovic, Tin ; Babic, Dubravko ; Sipus, Zvonimir
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Wireless Commun., Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract :
We present recent advances in the development of self-seeded colorless WDM-PON optical links employing modulation averaging. Modulation-averaging, employed as a reflector at the remote node, improves the link margin and allows for a wider range of bias conditions at the transmitter. The modulation-averaging reflector is a passive optical device and therefore the remote nodes in our proposed WDM-PON system remain passive, with no power needed to accomplish this improvement. The suitability of proposed architecture for next-generation optical access is demonstrated by transmission over 60 km at 1.25 GBaud line rate.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical links; passive optical networks; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-PON optical links; colorless optical sources; fiber-optic access networks; modulation-averaging reflector; next-generation optical access; passive optical device; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Optical reflection; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; optical access networks; self-seeding; spectral-slicing; wavelength-division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
ELMAR (ELMAR), 2014 56th International Symposium
Conference_Location :
Zadar
DOI :
10.1109/ELMAR.2014.6923366
