Title :
Proof of concept demonstration of GPON fed fibre-to-the-distribution point (FTTDp)
Author :
Cooper, Ian ; Farrow, Kris ; Morsman, Trevor ; Wright, Paul ; Rafel, Albert ; Nesset, Derek
Author_Institution :
BTI&D, Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
The first implementation of a FTTDp architecture is demonstrated using a commercial GPON, a pluggable SFP ONT and a newly developed FTTDp SU back-powered by a single customer. Raman amplification is also used to increase the GPON optical loss budget by ~7 dB.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; passive optical networks; FTTDp architecture; GPON; Raman amplification; fibre-to-the-distribution point; pluggable SFP ONT; proof of concept; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber losses; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
