Title :
A hybrid-amplified PON with 75-nm downstream band-width 60 km reach, 1:64 split, and multiple video services
Author :
Lee, H.H. ; Reichmann, K.C. ; Iannone, P.P. ; Zhou, X. ; Pálsdóttir, B.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs-Res., Middletown
Abstract :
We demonstrate an upgraded PON providing symmetric 2.488-Gb/s services and three downstream enhancement bands over 60 km to 64 customers. The system uses a SOA-Raman hybrid amplifier and a conventional SOA in an "extender box".
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; video communication; SOA-Raman hybrid amplifier; bit rate 2.488 Gbit/s; distance 60 km; downstream enhancement band; hybrid-amplified PON; passive optical network; semiconductor optical amplifier; video service; Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Polarization; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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.2007.4348898
