Title :
Spectrally efficient WDM-PON employing multi-wavelength coherent detection with wavelength-swept local light
Author :
Kaneko, Shin ; Senoo, Yumiko ; Sang-Yuep Kim ; Kimura, Shunji ; Yoshimoto, Naoto
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a spectrally efficient upstream configuration for WDM-PONs where multi-wavelength channels are demodulated using a single coherent receiver by periodically shifting the local light wavelength. The feasibility is confirmed based on a 2 × 1.5-Gbit/s WDM experiment.
Keywords :
demodulation; light coherence; optical receivers; passive optical networks; wavelength division multiplexing; bit rate 3.0 Gbit/s; demodulation; multiwavelength channels; multiwavelength coherent detection; periodic shifting; single coherent receiver; spectrally efficient WDM-PON; spectrally efficient upstream configuration; wavelength-swept local light; Adaptive optics; Optical network units; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Passive optical networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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
