Shot-Noise-Induced Deviation of the Linear Relation Between TDEC and Sensitivity for 50G PON

Conference: ECOC 2024 - 50th European Conference on Optical Communication
09/22/2024 - 09/26/2024 at Frankfurt, Germany

Proceedings: ITG-Fb. 317: ECOC 2024

Pages: 4Language: englishTyp: PDF

Authors:
Lanneer, Wouter; van Veen, Dora; Houtsma, Vincent; Verplaetse, Michiel; Borkowski, Robert; Fuellner, Christoph; Lefevre, Yannick

Abstract:
We study the relation between TDEC and receiver sensitivity for APD-based receivers for 50G PON. Simulation and experimental results show that the APD shot noise enhancement induces a deviation of the conventional linear relation for increasing optical powers.