Title :
A Protocol for Efficient Tunable Laser Utilization to Support Incremental Upgrade in a WDM-PON
Author :
Song, Huan ; Banerjee, Amitabha ; Mukherjee, Biswanath
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Davis
Abstract :
We present a novel protocol to achieve better utilization of tunable lasers across different user groups in a WDM-PON. We demonstrate the protocol´s advantage to support incremental upgrade of bandwidth with increasing user bandwidth request.
Keywords :
laser tuning; optical fibre networks; protocols; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-PON; protocol; tunable laser utilization; Access protocols; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bandwidth; Computer science; Diode lasers; Electronic mail; Laser theory; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348781
