Fiber powered extender for XG-PON/G-PON applications

Author

Penze, Rivael Strobel ; Rosolem, Joao Batista ; Duarte, Ulysses R. ; Paiva, G.E.R. ; Baldini Filho, Renato

Author_Institution

CPqD (R&D Center in Telecommun.), Campinas, Brazil

Volume

6

Issue

3

fYear

2014

fDate

Mar-14

Firstpage

250

Lastpage

258

Abstract

This work proposes a new approach to power passive optical network (PON) extenders using the power-over-fiber technique, turning them virtually passive. This approach eliminates the batteries in the remote sites, improving the reliability and the security of the system. The limits and the perspectives for this approach are discussed in this work. The performance of fiber powered semiconductor optical amplifiers based on the extender is shown with a 10 gigabit passive optical network (XG-PON)/gigabit passive optical network (G-PON) system setup using a 1:32 splitter and 50 km reach. The conventional method to power the extenders is also presented for the sake of comparison with the proposed power-over-fiber technique.

Keywords

optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; passive optical networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication network reliability; 10 gigabit passive optical network; 1:32 splitter; G-PON; XG-PON; fiber powered extender; fiber powered semiconductor optical amplifiers; gigabit passive optical network; passive optical network; power-over-fiber technique; reliability; security; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Passive optical networks; Optical access; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communications; Power over fiber;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Optical Communications and Networking, IEEE/OSA Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1943-0620

Type

jour

DOI

10.1364/JOCN.6.000250

Filename

6782760