IEEE Photonics Technology Letters · 2005 · 92 citations · 6 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringDigital CommunicationOptoelectronicsPhotonicsFiber-optic CommunicationLaser DiodesOptical AmplifiersOptical Communication SystemsOptical FibersOptical SourcesDense Wavelength-division MultiplexingFiber Optic Communication SystemsOptical Access NetworksOptical NetworkingOptical Transmission SystemsPassive Optical NetworksSemiconductor Laser DiodesWavelength-division Multiplexing
We demonstrate a bidirectional 12-channel wavelength-division-multiplexing passive optical network (WDM-PON) with 50-GHz channel spacing based on wavelength-locked Fabry-Pe/spl acute/rot laser diodes. The maximum transmission length is 30 km including 20 km of feeder fiber and 10 km of distribution fiber. The proposed WDM-PON system can accommodate 80 channels with erbium-doped fiber amplifier-based broad-band light sources. We also propose a few methods for the wavelength-independent operation of an optical network termination.
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