1.3 / 1.5 µm QD-SOAs for WDM/TDM GPON with extended reach and large upstream / downstream dynamic range

Author

Bonk, R. ; Brenot, R. ; Meuer, C. ; Vallaitis, T. ; Tussupov, A. ; Rode, J.C. ; Sygletos, S. ; Vorreau, P. ; Lelarge, F. ; Duan, G.H. ; Krimmel, H.G. ; Pfeiffer, TH. ; Bimberg, D. ; Freude, W. ; Leuthold, J.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Electron., Univ. of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe

fYear

2009

fDate

22-26 March 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

GPONs with extended reach require 1.3 mum and 1.5 mum amplifiers for up and downstream, respectively. Burst-mode compatibility and largest possible input power dynamics are necessary. We show that latest-generation QD-SOAs fulfill these demanding specifications.

Keywords

optical fibre networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; QD-SOA; WDM/TDM GPON; burst mode compatibility; gigabit passive optical network; quantum dot-semiconductor optical amplifiers; upstream/downstream dynamic range; wavelength 1.3 mum; wavelength 1.5 mum; Bandwidth; Central office; Dynamic range; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical losses; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Time division multiplexing; Wavelength division multiplexing; (060) 1155 All-Optical Networks; (250) 5590 Quantum-well, -wire and -dot devices; (9999) GPON;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

Filename

5032944