Title :
WDM-PONs Hold Promise for the Long Haul
fDate :
3/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
As they face challenging times, networking-service providers are looking to save money by studying the use of relatively new wavelength-division-multiplexing-based passive optical networks to create more efficient systems that increase data rates.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-PON; long haul communication; networking-service provider; passive optical network; wavelength division multiplexing; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bandwidth; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical network units; Optical refraction; Passive optical networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; arrayed waveguide gratings; passive optical networks; thin-film filters; time-division multiplexing; wavelength-division multiplexing;
