VCSEL-based, CWDM - PON systems using reflective technology for bi-directional multiplay service provision

Abstract

This paper was published in OPTICS EXPRESS and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.016726 . Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law[EN] Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing based on radio-overfiber schemes allows the direct use of multiple, native format wireless platforms. In combination with standard baseband provision such as Gigabit Ethernet, this provides access to a wide range of services without requiring specialized end-user equipment. However, such signals have a high laser power-bandwidth requirement which may not be a good fit to the domestic environment. Here we explore the use of low-power optical components in customer premises which interface with an intermediate optical network node. Two solutions in the context of SSMF over a CWDM optical network are described, based on either reflective or direct modulation. EVMs of better than 35 dB were achieved. ©2012 Optical Society of America.This work has been partly funded by FP7 ICT-4-249142 FIVER project. M. Morant's work is supported by the Spanish FPU MEC grant AP2007-01413. The EUROFOS NoE is also acknowledged.Terence Quinlan; Sandra Dudley; Morant Pérez, M.; Llorente Sáez, R.; Stuart Walker (2012). VCSEL-based, CWDM - PON systems using reflective technology for bi-directional multiplay service provision. Optics Express. 20(15):16726-16734. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.01672616726167342015Murty, M. V. R., Huang, X. D., Liu, G. L., Lin, C. C., Xu, D., Shieh, C. L., … Cheng, J. (2005). Long-wavelength VCSEL-based CWDM scheme for 10-GbE links. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 17(6), 1286-1288. doi:10.1109/lpt.2005.84694