Title :
WDM-PON with colorless ONUs
Author :
Payoux, F. ; Chanclou, P. ; Genay, N.
Author_Institution :
France Telecom Res. & Dev. Div., Lannion
Abstract :
This paper describes the interest of operators for WDM PON and more particularly with colorless ONUs. Operator needs are presented and techniques to obtain colorless ONUs are reviewed.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-PON; colorless optical network unit; operator needs; Bit rate; Central office; Costs; Laser tuning; Optical network units; Optical polarization; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Telecommunications; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348794
