The effect of AWG-filtering on a bidirectional WDM-PON link with spectrum-sliced signals and wavelength-reused signals

The AWG-filtering effect was investigated on a bidirectional 100-GHz-channel-spacing WDM-PON link using spectrum-sliced and RSOA-amplified light sources for downstream signals and a wavelength reuse technique for upstream signals. Three different AWGs including Gaussian, trapezoidal, and rectangular filtering types were applied and their signal performance was compared for link transmission. The performance influence to both directional signals was analyzed and optimized according to an extinction ratio of a downstream signal. It was found that there was an optimal pass bandwidth of AWG for achieving balance between relative intensity noise decrement and cross phase modulation noise increment as the bandwidth got wider.     

BLS polarization-induced performance degradation in WDM-PON systems based on wavelength-locked FP-LDs

We experimentally investigated the performance degradation due to broadband light source (BLS) polarization in wavelength-division multiplexing-passive optical network systems based on a wavelength-locked Fabry-Perot laser diode. The results showed that the BLS polarization difference between two polarization states should be less than 3 dB, and its injection power should be greater than −18 dBm for a received-power penalty of less than 1 dB.     

Survivable WDM-PON with self-protection and in-service fault localization capabilities

In this paper, we analyze the survivability of wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) passive optical network (PON). We propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel survivable WDM-PON architecture with self-protection and in-service fault localization capabilities. Two WDM-PONs are combined together and multiple sub-ring architecture is formed. Protection switching is achieved automatically at optical network units (ONUs) when failure occurs. Fiber loss, fiber fault localization and automatic protection switching in each ONU are real-time monitored in central office (CO) without interrupting customer service. No signaling for failure notice or protection switching is required for either CO or ONUs. Extra fibers required for protection are minimized compared with previous protection schemes. The self-protection and in-service fault localization capabilities of the proposed WDM-PON architecture are experimentally verified.     

Bidirectional WDM-PON architecture using a reflective filter and cyclic AWG

We proposed and demonstrated a bidirectional SCM-WDM PON using a reflective filter and cyclic AWG where up/downlink data could be provided using a single optical source. In the proposed scheme, the signal for downstream was modulated by a single CW laser diode and remodulated in the optical network unit as an upstream, the proposed WDM-PON scheme can offer the SCM signal for broadcasting service. In this paper, 1 Gb/s signals both for up- and downstream were demonstrated in 10 km bidirectional optical fiber link.     

WDM-PON upstream transmission using Fabry–Perot laser diodes externally injected by polarization-insensitive spectrum-sliced supercontinuum pulses

We propose, a novel upstream transmission scheme for high speed wavelength division multiplexed passive optical networks. Upstream transmission at bit rate of 2.5 Gb/s was demonstrated using a Fabry–Perot (FP) laser diode (LD) externally injected by a spectrum-sliced polarization-insensitive supercontinuum pulse source, located at central office. The impact of Rayleigh backscattering on transmission performance is also investigated. The proposed scheme is expected to be cost-effective since low-cost FP LDs are used for light sources.     

Stable multiwavelength and passively mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser based on nonlinear polarization rotation

Based on the nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR) technique and a fiber Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI), a fiber laser which can work in two different modes has been demonstrated. In one mode, it works as a continuous wave (CW) multiwavelength laser, and stable dual-, triple- and tetra-wavelength lasing with the wavelength spacing of 1.1 nm are obtained. In the other mode, it works as a passively mode-locked fiber laser, and the generated pulses have a repetition rate of 10.6 MHz, an FWHM width of 800 ps and the largest energy of 1 nJ. The multi-functional property makes this fiber laser a very convenient, cost effective and multi-purpose laser source.     

A novel full duplex 16 Gbps SCM/ASK radio over fiber WDM-PON sharing wavelength for up- and down-link using bidirectional reflective filter

In this paper, a new bidirectional wavelength division multiplexing radio-over-fiber (WDM-RoF) using Subcarrier Multiplexing/Amplitude Shift Keying (SCM/ASK) is proposed which shares the same wavelengths for both up-link and down-link. A bidirectional reflective filter (BRF) is utilized in the upstream link to provide a reliable bidirectional optical channel. WDM is used to further increase the capacity of system. Simulation of the proposed scheme demonstrates 1 Gbps down- and up-link data stream for 16 channels over the length of 25 km with acceptable Q-factor (>6 dB).     

HDTV/Gigabit Ethernet over bidirectional WDM-PON based on injection-locked Fabry-Perot laser diodes

Bidirectional high definition television (HDTV)/Gigabit Ethernet over wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM)-passive optical network (PON) based on injection-locked Fabry-Perot laser diodes (FP LDs) as transmitters were proposed and demonstrated. Injection-locked FP LDs, a particularly inexpensive option, are used to replace conventional distributed feedback (DFB) LDs. Services with 77 HDTV channels and 1 Gigabit Ethernet channel connection were successfully demonstrated over 40 km single-mode fiber (SMF) transport. Good performance of bit error rate (BER) and clear eye diagram were achieved in our proposed bidirectional WDM-PON.     

Enhanced performance for 10 Gb/s long reach RSOA based WDM-PON by using power pre-emphasized OFDM signal

An extended reach 10 Gb/s wavelength division multiplexing passive optical networks (WDM-PONs) system based on reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA) is proposed by using power pre-emphasized orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal. Experimental results show that the proposed technique can effectively enhance the system performance against the limited bandwidth and chirp induced fading effect from direct modulation of RSOA. The receiver sensitivity is improved by 5 dB at the limit of BER for forward error correction (FEC) code over the 60 km and 85 km fiber transmission without any dispersion compensation module.     

A bandwidth-efficient channel allocation scheme for mitigating FWM in ultra-dense WDM-PON

In this paper, we investigate four-wave mixing (FWM) effects in the ultra-dense wavelength division multiplexing passive optical network (UDWDM-PON) system and propose an efficient channel allocation scheme to mitigate the FWM impact. This scheme is formed by grouping signal channels into several blocks with different channel spacing. Through numerical analysis and simulations, our proposed scheme is verified to be able to reduce the FWM effects and have higher bandwidth efficiency than the traditional unequal channel allocation scheme. The simulation results also demonstrate that our proposed scheme can achieve nearly 4 dB increases in optical power budget of the UDWDM-PON systems at the BER of 1e−3, in comparison with the equal spaced channel scheme.     

Bidirectional colorless wired and wireless WDM-PON with improved dispersion tolerance for radio over fiber

We propose and demonstrate a bidirectional transmission, hybrid wired and wireless access network based on subcarrier modulation (SCM) techniques. The scheme simultaneously enables the dispersion-tolerant transmission of millimeter (mm)-wave signals for use in wireless access networks, downstream baseband signals for optical wired access networks, and optical continuous-wave (CW) carriers for use in upstream data remodulations. Error-free transmissions through a 25-km length of single mode fiber (SMF) for both the downstream baseband and the remodulated upstream signals are confirmed by bit-error-rate (BER) measurements. The dispersion tolerance of the radio-over-fiber (RoF) signal is assessed using numerical simulations.     

Influence of modulation formats performance of the combined modulation in WDM-PON system

Different modulation modes of DPSK and OOK are separately employed in the upstream and downstream link, after the comparison with different modulation formats in the downstream including the codes of non return-to-zero (NRZ), return-to-zero (RZ) and inverse return-to-zero (IRZ), the symmetric rate of 10 Gbps with 20 km transmission is realized without the dispersion compensation. It can be shown that in the combined modulation mode with the downstream of IRZ code, higher extinction ratio in the downstream and better performance of dispersion tolerance in the upstream could be achieved, enhancing the overall property of the transmission system.     

Tunable wavelength converters based switching structure for WDM-TDM hybrid PON

In the evolvement of Passive Optical Network (PON), the performance of hybrid Wavelength-Time Division Multiplexing based PON (WDM-TDM PON) is directly determined by the network architecture. This letter proposes a Tunable Wavelength Converter (TWC) based switching structure (TWC-SS) for WDM/TDM hybrid PON. Using the tunable wavelength converter technology, this Switch Node is designed and introduced into the hybrid WDM/TDM PON. Improved performances brought by the Switch Node on packet loss rate, bandwidth-utilization rate are proved by experimental results.     

带有布喇格光栅的光纤失配耦合器的传输特性分析(英文 )

本文利用模式耦合理论,分析了光纤失配耦合器在耦合区带有一个布喇格光栅后两光纤中基模场的传输特性,得到基模场发生耦合现象的条件及满足的方程． 采用数值分析方法模拟耦合现象,并得出了带有布喇格光栅的光纤耦合器用于波分复用／解复用的最优化设计方案．     

非线性光环境中引入的反向光相移的补偿

研究利用基于非线性光环境(NOLM)的波长变换器实现非归零(NRZ)码的波长变换,对基于NOLM的波长变换器进行理论分析,指出由于NOLM中引入的反向光相移的影响,无法实现NRZ码的波长变换,给出了对反向光相移进行补偿的方法,通过计算指出,补偿反向光相移后可以实现NRZ码的波长变换.     

Analysis of physical layer performance of hybrid optical-wireless access network

The hybrid optical-wireless access network (HOWAN) is a favorable architecture for next generation access network. It is an optimal combination of an optical backhaul and a wireless front-end for an efficient access network. In this paper, the HOWAN architecture is designed based on a wavelengths division multiplexing/time division multiplexing passive optical network (WDM/TDM PON) at the optical backhaul and a wireless fidelity (WiFi) technology at the wireless front-end. The HOWAN is proposed that can provide blanket coverage of broadband and flexible connection for end-users. Most of the existing works, based on performance evaluation are concerned on network layer aspects. This paper reports physical layer performance in terms of the bit error rate (BER), eye diagram, and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the communication system. It accommodates 8 wavelength channels with 32 optical network unit/wireless access points (ONU/APs). It is demonstrated that downstream and upstream of 2 Gb/s can be achieved by optical backhaul for each wavelength channel along optical fiber length of 20 km and a data rate of 54 Mb/s per ONU/AP along a 50 m outdoor wireless link.     

带有布喇格光栅的光纤失配耦合器的传输特性分析

本文利用模式耦合理论,分析了光纤失配耦合器在耦合区带有一个布喇格光栅后两光纤中基模场的传输特性,得到基模场发生耦合现象的条件及满足的方程。采用数值分析方法模拟耦合现象,并得出了带有布喇格光栅的光纤耦合器用于波分复用/解复用的最优化设计方案。     

Design of equalized holographic ROADMs for application in CWDM METRO networks

In this paper a design for an equalized holographic ROADM (Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer) is done. This device can address several wavelengths at the input to different output fibers, according to the holograms stored in a SLM (Spatial Light Modulator), where all the outputs are equalized in power. All combinations of the input wavelengths are possible at the different output fibers.These type of ROADMs are designed for application in CWDM (Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing) networks, where the distance between the different wavelength allow the use of DML (Direct Modulation Lasers) without cooling, reducing the cost and the tolerances of the network components. Application in METRO networks and its interconnection with some PON (Passive Optical Network), as a part of the access to the subscriber, is reviewed.     

SOA-fiber ring laser and its application to electric field sensing in frequency domain

We have developed a novel optical fiber ring laser using a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) as the gain medium, and taking advantage of polarization anisotropy of its gain. The laser can control the oscillation frequency difference between two counterpropagating lights by incorporating a birefringent medium into the ring resonator. Since the frequency difference is proportional to the birefringence, it can be measured to detect the beat frequency generated by combining two counterpropagating lights and the laser can be applied to an optical fiber sensor whose detecting signal is in frequency domain. Electric field sensor was demonstrated with a lithium niobate crystal as a sensing probe.     

Notes on use of strict optical orthogonal codes to design unequal channel spacing (UCS) frequency sequences for DWDM systems with reduced FWM crosstalk

A paper [E. Mutafungwa et al., Optics Communications 198 (4) (2001) 339] reported the use of strict optical orthogonal codes (S-OOC’s) to reduce the four-wave mixing (FWM) crosstalk in dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) systems by using our S-OOC based unequal channel spacing (UCS) scheme and our special frequency sequences constructed, without referring to the original work. Some mistakes and inaccuracies are identified in the published paper regarding interpretation of S-OOC and its associated UCS scheme, which can cause the confusion of understanding the key concepts and principle about the S-OOC based UCS scheme. As a result, in this paper we present the necessary corrections and notes which deal with the major expressions and key concepts of both S-OOC’s and our proposed scheme. In doing so, the mapping of a S-OOC sequence to the UCS frequency set is appropriately interpreted, and the characteristics of S-OOC based UCS schemes are described. Moreover, the correct evaluation of optical bandwidths is presented for DWDM systems using S-OOC based UCS schemes, and the comparison of the repeated-codeword assignments with the overlapping-codeword assignments is also carried out. Furthermore, we discuss the effect of fractional-slot occupation for frequency assignments on the bandwidth expansion of UCS-DWDM systems. These in turn can lead to correctly understanding the principles of S-OOC based UCS schemes and applying them to assign the UCS frequencies to DWDM systems for the reduction of FWM crosstalk.