Title :
Frame-level OEO-regenerating GPON reach extender
Author :
Thoguluva, Janar ; Bakhru, Umesh ; Varghese, Martin ; Kala, Abhishek ; Megeed, Sharief ; Wilson, David L. ; Grabbe, Paul ; Ghaemi, Allan
Author_Institution :
Alphion Corp., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We propose and experimentally demonstrate a frame-level OEO-regeneration technique for GPON reach extension which overcomes the limitations of bit-level OEO-regeneration with respect to upstream efficiency and transparency.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; GPON reach extender; frame-level optical-electrical-optical regeneration; upstream efficiency; upstream transparency; Adaptive optics; Delay; Optical attenuators; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Signal detection; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
