Title :
Gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers for reach extension of coexisted GPON and XG-PON
Author :
Cheng, Ning ; Liao, Zhenxing ; Liu, Shuang ; Effenberger, Frank
Author_Institution :
Huawei Technol., Santa Clara, CA, USA
Abstract :
Optical amplification of coexisted GPON and XG-PON upstreams is demonstrated using a gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). With gain clamping, performance degradation due to the cross-gain modulation between GPON and XG-PON signals is significantly reduced.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical modulation; passive optical networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; GPON signal; SOA; XG-PON signal; coexisted GPON; cross-gain modulation; gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifier; optical amplification; passive optical network; performance degradation; Clamps; Gain; Modulation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
