Title :
Extended-reach gigabit passive optical network for rural areas using distributed Raman amplifiers
Author :
Lee, K.L. ; Riding, J.L. ; Tran, A.V. ; Tucker, R.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
Abstract :
A new extended-reach GPON for rural areas using distributed Raman amplifiers is proposed and demonstrated. Symmetric 2.5-Gb/s bidirectional transmission is achieved for 32 subscribers over 60-km reach, without using any active extender.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; distributed amplifiers; optical fibre subscriber loops; bidirectional transmission; bit rate 2.5 Gbit/s; distributed Raman amplifier; extended-reach GPON; gigabit passive optical network; Bandwidth; Costs; DSL; Distributed amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Telecommunication traffic; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (060.2360) Fiber optics links and subsystems;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
