An interoperable access network based on CWDM-routed PONs

Conference: ECOC 2007 - 33rd European Conference and Exhibition of Optical Communication
09/16/2007 - 09/20/2007 at Berlin, Germany

Proceedings: ECOC 2007

Pages: 2Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Shachaf, Y.; Kourtessis, P.; Senior, J. M. (Optical Networks Group, Science and Technology Research Institute (STRI), University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK)

Abstract:
A dynamic access network architecture based on coarse-routed PONs is described. Modelling of a coarse-AWG OLT to support multiple RSOA-based ONUs has demonstrated error-free transmission in the presence of AWG polarisation-dependent wavelength shift and phase-errors.