<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A new approach to FTTx solutions is proposed, in the framework of which a hybrid TDM/WDM system using cascaded FWM-generated optical signals is evaluated by calculating the BER parameter and the optical power budget. Computer simulation is employed as the main method of calculations, with the results presented both in numerical and graphical forms. The results show that the use of a forward error correction allows the power margin of 4 dB to be achieved for the system to work reliably. The system can provide the total number of users up to 128 (8γx16 TDM users) with a bandwidth of multiple hundreds of Mbit/s p.u. by means of the existing passive optical networking infrastructure, with only minor improvements needed.</p></abstract>

A new approach to FTTx solutions is proposed, in the framework of which a hybrid TDM/WDM system using cascaded FWM-generated optical signals is evaluated by calculating the BER parameter and the optical power budget. Computer simulation is employed as the main method of calculations, with the results presented both in numerical and graphical forms. The results show that the use of a forward error correction allows the power margin of 4 dB to be achieved for the system to work reliably. The system can provide the total number of users up to 128 (8γx16 TDM users) with a bandwidth of multiple hundreds of Mbit/s p.u. by means of the existing passive optical networking infrastructure, with only minor improvements needed.

A Hybrid TDM/WDM-Pon System with FWM-Generated Source of Multiwavelength Optical Signals

Institute of Telecommunications, Riga Technical University, 12 Āzenes Str., Rīga, LV-1048, LATVIA

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

A new approach to FTTx solutions is proposed, in the framework of which a hybrid TDM/WDM system using cascaded FWM-generated optical signals is evaluated by...

A Hybrid TDM/WDM-Pon System with FWM-Generated Source of Multiwavelength Optical Signals

Published Online: Feb 10, 2011

Page range: 3 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10047-010-0020-3

Keywords
Wavelength Division Multiplexing-Passive Optical Networks (WDM-PON), Four-Wave Mixing (FWM), Fiber Optic Parametric Amplifier (FOPA)

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A Hybrid TDM/WDM-Pon System with FWM-Generated Source of Multiwavelength Optical Signals

Published Online: Feb 10, 2011

Page range: 3 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10047-010-0020-3

KeywordsWavelength Division Multiplexing-Passive Optical Networks (WDM-PON), Four-Wave Mixing (FWM), Fiber Optic Parametric Amplifier (FOPA)

This content is open access.

Keywords
Wavelength Division Multiplexing-Passive Optical Networks (WDM-PON), Four-Wave Mixing (FWM), Fiber Optic Parametric Amplifier (FOPA)