DocumentCode
2842055
Title
Highly improved uplink transmission in bidirectional PONs by using a RZ direct-modulated R-SOA
Author
Banchi, L. ; Corsini, R. ; Presi, M. ; Cavaliere, F. ; Ciaramella, E.
Author_Institution
CEICCP, Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
fYear
2010
fDate
19-23 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate unmatched resilience to carrier and signal backscattering in central light seeded PONs. By using RZ modulated R-SOA as uplink transmitter, we obtained error-free uplink communications at 10 dB signal-to-crosstalk level.
Keywords
modulation; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; RZ direct-modulated R-SOA; bidirectional PON; carrier backscattering; error-free uplink communications; passive optical network; reflective semiconductor optical amplifiers; return-to-zero modulation; signal backscattering; uplink transmission; Crosstalk; Modulation; Optical fiber polarization; Optical signal processing; Reflection; Sensitivity; Thyristors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location
Torino
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-8534-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621089
Filename
5621089
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