Title :
Performance of self-seeded RSOAs in WDM-PONs
Author :
Fei Xiong ; Wen-De Zhong
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
We present a detailed performance investigation of self-seeded RSOAs in WDM-PONs. The influences of several system parameters on the transmission performance are examined, including signal extinction ratio, stable seeding power, and features of the wavelength multiplexer.
Keywords :
extinction coefficients; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; passive optical networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-PON; reflective semiconductor optical amplifiers; self-seeded RSOA; signal extinction ratio; stable seeding power; transmission performance; wavelength division multiplexed passive optical networks; wavelength multiplexer; Bandwidth; Erbium; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical transmitters; Receivers; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
