• DocumentCode
    483478
  • Title

    Long reach PONs

  • Author

    Townsend, P.D. ; Talli, G. ; MacHale, E.K. ; Antony, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    14-16 Oct. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We discuss recent progress in the development of optically amplified, long reach passive optical networks, which aim to significantly reduce network complexity and cost by integrating metro and access into a single, all-optical communication system.
  • Keywords
    metropolitan area networks; optical fibre subscriber loops; all-optical communication system; long reach PON; metro-access network integration; passive optical network; Bandwidth; Costs; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Stimulated emission; Time division multiple access; Wavelength division multiplexing; optical access; passive optical networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Internet, 2008. COIN 2008. 7th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Tokyo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-4-88552-230-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-4-88552-229-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4773428