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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621089
