Title :
Polarization independent single-PD coherent ONU receiver with centralized scrambling in udWDM-PONs
Author :
Cano, Ivan N. ; Lerin, Adolfo ; Polo, Victor ; Prat, Josep
Author_Institution :
Univ. Politec. de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
A centralized polarization scrambling and single-PD coherent ONU Rx system is proposed and tested with two Tx and direct-phase modulated DFBs. Polarization independence at the Rx, and a sensitivity at BER=10-3 of ×45dBm with 7.5GHz channel spacing were achieved.
Keywords :
channel spacing; optical fibre polarisation; optical receivers; passive optical networks; wavelength division multiplexing; bandwidth 7.5 GHz; centralized polarization scrambling; channel spacing; direct-phase modulated DFBs; optical network unit; polarization independent single-PD coherent ONU receiver; single-PD coherent ONU Rx system; udWDM-PONs; ultra-dense wavelength division multiplexing passive optical network; Bit error rate; Clocks; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Optical polarization; Passive optical networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963989
