Title :
Optically powered low-energy demarcation device for monitoring FTTx networks
Author :
Roeger, M. ; Hiba, B. ; Hoh, M. ; Hehmann, J. ; Pfeiffer, T. ; Huebner, M. ; Becker, J. ; Leuthold, J. ; Freude, W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Electron., Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate an energy-autarkic FTTx monitor. A special protocol and sophisticated hardware reduce the electrical operating power to 0.7¿W, which can be delivered by an optical supply signal of only 5¿W/monitor at a separate wavelength.
Keywords :
wavelength division multiplexing; FTTx network monitoring; energy-autarkic FTTx monitor; optically powered low-energy demarcation device; protocol; sophisticated hardware; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Protocols; Remote monitoring; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
