High capacity WDM overlay on a passive optical network

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Authors

U. Hilbk · Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute

T. Hermes · Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute

J. Saniter · Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute

Fritz-Joachim Westphal · Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute

Abstract

An all-optical passive WDM high capacity overlay on a PON is proposed and experimentally verified, using AWGs and direct detection receivers. The unmodified outside fibre plant and the AWG can be supervised from the CO.

Topics & Keywords

Advanced Optical Network Technologies Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Optical Network Technologies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Electronics Letters

Volume 32, Issue 23, pp. 2162-2163

DOI: 10.1049/el:19961461

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