Title :
SOA based upstream packet equalizer in 10Gb/s extended-reach PONs
Author :
Antony, C. ; Talli, G. ; Townsend, P.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork
Abstract :
We present a packet power equalizer for use in extended-reach PONs based on a gain-controlled SOA located in the local exchange. The scheme can equalize packets with 12 dB dynamic range without requiring a burst-mode receiver.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; burst-mode receiver; optical access network; packet power equalizer; passive optical networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; upstream packet equalizer; Dynamic range; Equalizers; Monitoring; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Service oriented architecture; Time division multiple access; Wavelength division multiplexing; (060.2330) Fiber optic communications; (060.4250) Networks;
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
