Title :
Large-core plastic optical fibre based in-home optical networks
Author :
Shi, Y. ; Okonkwo, C.M. ; Koonen, A.M.J. ; Tangdiongga, E.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
In this paper we present an in-home optical network infrastructure based on 1-mm core diameter plastic optical fibre. Both bus and star topologies based point-to-multipoint (P2MP) infrastructures to deliver ultra wideband (UWB) radio signals are presented. The system complexity and cost are compared and discussed considering real application environments. A detailed experimental study on the performance of the two infrastructures using ultra-wide band signal delivery is carried out, indicating the feasibility of plastic optical fibre solutions for low-cost in-home optical networks.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; telecommunication network topology; ultra wideband communication; P2MP infrastructures; UWB radio signals; bus topologies based point-to-multipoint infrastructures; large-core plastic optical fibre; low-cost in-home optical networks; size 1 mm; star topologies based point-to-multipoint infrastructures; ultra wideband radio signals; ultra-wide band signal delivery; Network topology; OFDM; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Topology; Wireless communication; Home communication systems; Optical fibre communication; Plastic optical fibre;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Network Design and Modeling (ONDM), 2012 16th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Colchester
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1440-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1441-1
DOI :
10.1109/ONDM.2012.6210191
