Title :
SNR and BER degradation of upstream RFoG signals due to accumulated RIN and shot noise of off-state R-ONUs
Author :
Mysore, S. ; Morbi, Z.
Author_Institution :
Aurora Networks, Santa Clara, CA, USA
Abstract :
Recent SCTE presentations have suggested that the SNR power penalties can be greater than 7dB for off-state R-ONU power levels of -30dBm. Our experimental and modeling results show power penalties far smaller than this.
Keywords :
passive optical networks; shot noise; BER degradation; SCTE presentations; SNR degradation; SNR power penalty; accumulated RIN; off-state R-ONU; shot noise; upstream RFoG signals; Bit error rate; Laser noise; Measurement by laser beam; Power lasers; Power measurement; Receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
