Optimizing the next generation optical access networks

Author

Orlando, A.F.F. ; Soto, Ana María Cárdenas ; Monroy, I. Tafur

Author_Institution

GIDATI Res. Group, Univ. Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, Colombia

fYear

2009

fDate

10-11 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Several issues in the design and optimization of the next generation optical access network (NG-OAN) are presented. The noise, the distortion and the fiber optic nonlinearities are considered to optimize the video distribution link in a passive optical network (PON). A discussion of the effect of the optical amplification in the performance of the standardized PON is presented comparing the performance of the EDFA (erbium doped fiber amplifier) and the distributed Raman amplification. The effect of the Raman amplification in extending the reach of the NG-OAN is analyzed and some requirements are presented.

Keywords

Raman spectra; erbium; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; passive networks; video communication; EDFA; JkJk:Er; distributed Raman amplification; erbium doped fiber amplifier; fiber optic nonlinearities; next generation optical access network; optical amplification; passive optical network; video distribution link; Design optimization; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Next generation networking; Optical design; Optical distortion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Passive optical networks; Stimulated emission; nonlinear optics; optical communications; passive optical network (PON); subcarrier multiplexing (SCM); wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 2009. LATINCOM '09. IEEE Latin-American Conference on

Conference_Location

Medellin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4387-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4388-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LATINCOM.2009.5305278

Filename

5305278