Title :
Ultra low power optical feeder for VDSL
Author :
Dudley, Sandra E M ; Quinlan, Terence ; Henning, Ian D. ; Walker, Stuart D. ; Davey, R.P. ; Payne, D.B. ; Boyd, I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Syst. Eng., Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
Abstract :
We report an optical fiber system to feed street-based VDSL cabinets. Power requirement of 165 mW per customer is ∼90% lower than conventional systems and can be provided from the customer end along a twisted copper pair.
Keywords :
digital subscriber lines; optical communication equipment; optical fibre subscriber loops; power consumption; twisted pair cables; 165 mW; hybrid transformer splitter scheme; laser-photodiode combination; power requirement; street-based VDSL cabinets; twisted copper pair; ultra low power optical feeder; Bandwidth; Copper; Costs; DSL; Laser modes; Modems; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Photodiodes; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193220
