Quaternary TDM-PAM as upgrade path of access PON beyond 10Gb/s

Opt Express. 2012 Dec 10;20(26):B15-20. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.000B15.

Abstract

A 20 Gb/s quaternary TDM-PAM passive optical network with chirped and non-linear optical transmitters is experimentally demonstrated. The migration from legacy TDM-PONs and the implications of using available 10 Gb/s components are analyzed. We show that a loss budget of 27.3 dB is compatible together with a packet power ratio of 10 dB between loud and soft optical network units.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't