Title :
Multistage linear add/drop (LAD) architecture for high capacity WDM-PON network testbed
Author :
Khan, Muhammad Faisal ; Chang, Gee-Kung ; Yu, Jianjun ; Bing, Benny ; Akanbi, Oladeji
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a flexible, scalable and high capacity multistage LAD architecture for PONs which provides WDM traffic in both directions. It´s fully symmetric operating at 2.5 Gbps and capable of broadcasting complete video band.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbits/s; WDM coupler; high capacity WDM-PON network; multistage linear add-drop architecture; passive optical network; video band; wavelength division multiplexing; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Broadcasting; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Costs; Multimedia communication; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Testing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202019
