Title :
Large splitting and long reach passive optical networks with mode coupling receivers
Author :
Cheng, Ning ; Liao, Zhenxing ; Effenberger, Frank J.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Technol. Dept., Huawei Technol. USA, Santa Clara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A novel architecture for optical line terminal using mode coupling receiver is proposed for large-splitting/long-reach passive optical networks. 1:256-split and 40km-reach passive optical networks are demonstrated for the first time without using an optical amplifier or regenerator.
Keywords :
optical couplers; optical fibre networks; optical receivers; large-splitting passive optical network; long-reach passive optical network; mode coupling receiver; optical line terminal; Couplings; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Receivers;
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.2010.5621492
