Title : 
8
  
 9.95-Gb/s Ultra-Dense WDM-PON on a 12.5-GHz Grid With Digital Pre-Equalization
 
        
            Author : 
Ze Dong ; Xinying Li ; Jianjun Yu ; Zizheng Cao ; Nan Chi
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
ZTE Corp., Morristown, NJ, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We first experimentally demonstrate the ultra-dense wavelength division multiplexing passive optical network (UD-WDM-PON) system at 9.95 Gb/s per wavelength on a 12.5-GHz grid, adopting digital pre-equalization considering narrow-band optical filtering effect at the transmitter. Eight optical carriers with 12.5-GHz frequency spacing carry 9.95-Gb/s digital pre-equalized binary signals (on-off keying) and are optically filtered. 25- and 45-km single-mode fiber (SMF)-28 downlink transmissions are experimentally demonstrated. The bit-error ratio for each of the eight channels is less than 1.0 × 10-9 after transmission over 25-km SMF-28.
         
        
            Keywords : 
amplitude shift keying; error statistics; passive optical networks; wavelength division multiplexing; binary signals; bit error ratio; bit rate 9.95 Gbit/s; digital pre-equalization; downlink transmissions; frequency 12.5 GHz; frequency spacing; on-off keying; passive optical network; single-mode fiber; ultra-dense WDM-PON; wavelength division multiplexing; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Wavelength division multiplexing; Digital pre-equalization; passive optical network; ultra dense; wavelength division multiplexing;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/LPT.2012.2233467