Title :
Long-reach passive optical networks for rural and remote areas
Author :
Tran, A.V. ; Lee, K.L. ; Ellershaw, J.C. ; Riding, J.L. ; Hinton, K. ; Gopalakrishna Pillai, B.S. ; Smith, Tim ; Tucker, R.S.
Author_Institution :
Victoria Res. Lab., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We report long-reach PON systems utilizing distributed Raman amplification for rural and remote areas. Symmetric 2.5-Gb/s bidirectional transmission is achieved over 60-km reach. We also discuss the practical deployment issues and economics of long-reach PON.
Keywords :
Australia; Broadband amplifiers; Geographic Information Systems; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet (COIN), 2010 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jeju, Korea (South)
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7181-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8221-4
DOI :
10.1109/COIN.2010.5546534
