Title :
Local area networking in passive optical networks with a single wavelength switching vertical cavity surface emitting laser
Author :
Nadarajah, Nishaanthan ; Chae, Chang-Joon ; Lee, Alan ; Nirmalathas, Ampalavanapillai
Author_Institution :
Nat. ICT Australia, Victoria Res. Lab., Melbourne Univ., Melbourne, VIC
Abstract :
A novel scheme for upstream transmissions and local area network emulation amongst customers in passive optical networks by current-tuning a vertical cavity surface emitting laser placed at the customer premises is proposed and experimentally demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical fibre LAN; optical switches; surface emitting lasers; current-tuning; local area networking; passive optical networks; single wavelength switching vertical cavity surface emitting laser; upstream transmissions; Costs; LAN emulation; Local area networks; Optical fiber LAN; Optical network units; Optical surface waves; Passive optical networks; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610408
