Title :
High-splitting-ratio WDM/TDM-PONs using automatic gain controlled SOAs designed for central office use
Author :
Fujiwara, Masamichi ; Koma, Ryo ; Taguchi, Katsuhisa
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
Our AGC-SOAs implement a modified gain control scheme that effectively increases splitting ratio even if they are located in central office; they provide network operators with significant benefits from the viewpoint of CAPEX and OPEX.
Keywords :
automatic gain control; passive optical networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; AGC-SOA; CAPEX; OPEX; automatic gain controlled SOA; automatic gain controlled semiconductor optical amplifiers; central office use; high-splitting-ratio TDM-PON; high-splitting-ratio WDM -PON; network operators; time division multiplexed passive optical networks; wavelength-division multiplexing passive optical networks; Decision support systems; Noise; Optical variables measurement; PD control; Power measurement; Repeaters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
