Title :
Use of a fibre loop reflector as downstream receiver and upstream modulator in passive optical network
Author :
Nicholson, Gemma
Author_Institution :
Telecom Australia Res. Labs., Clayton, Vic., Australia
fDate :
6/7/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The use of a fibre loop reflector, incorporating a photodiode and birefringence modulator, is reported as the basis of a potentially low-cost customer terminal in a passive optical network. The novel customer terminal could be applied in supporting downstream video distribution combined with bidirectional low-capacity services, such as telephony, and upstream customer signaling for video channel selection.
Keywords :
broadband networks; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical links; optical modulation; receivers; bidirectional low-capacity services; birefringence modulator; downstream receiver; downstream video distribution; fibre loop reflector; low-cost customer terminal; optical fibre links; passive optical network; photodiode; upstream customer signaling; upstream modulator; video channel selection;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900540
