Title :
All-Optical Burst-Mode Power Equalizer Based on Cascaded SOAs for 10-Gb/s EPONs
Author :
Pato, Sílvia Vaz ; Meleiro, Rui ; Fonseca, Daniel ; André, Paulo ; Monteiro, Paulo ; Silva, Henrique
Author_Institution :
Nokia Siemens Networks Portugal S A, Amadora
Abstract :
This letter proposes a new power equalization scheme based on cascaded semiconductor optical amplifiers, for 10-Gb/s ethernet passive optical networks with uneven topology. For networks with a large number of subscribers, the proposed equalization scheme enables a 16-dB reduction of the receiver dynamic range.
Keywords :
equalisers; local area networks; optical communication; passive networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; EPON; all-optical burst-mode power equalizer; byte rate 10 GByte/s; cascaded SOA; ethernet; passive optical networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Burst-mode operation; optical power equalization; passive optical network (PON); semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2008.2006629
