Title :
Wavelength tracking technique for spectrum-sliced WDM PON
Author :
Jung, D.K. ; Shin, S.K. ; Chung, Y.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Taejon, South Korea
Abstract :
We demonstrate a simple wavelength-tracking technique that can be used in the spectrum-sliced wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) PON to align the wavelength comb of the waveguide grating router at the central office with the one at the unpowered remote node.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical fibre networks; optical waveguides; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; central office; spectrum-sliced WDM PON; spectrum-sliced wavelength-division multiplexing; unpowered remote node; waveguide grating router; wavelength comb; wavelength tracking technique; Aging; Monitoring; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber losses; Optical filters; Passive optical networks; Temperature; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766441