Extended reach gigabit passive optical networks for rural areas using Raman and semiconductor optical amplifiers

KL Lee; JL Riding; AV Tran; RS Tucker

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Extended reach gigabit passive optical networks for rural areas using Raman and semiconductor optical amplifiers

KL Lee, JL Riding, AV Tran, RS Tucker

2009 14th Optoelectronics and Communications Conference Oecc 2009 | Published : 2009

DOI: 10.1109/OECC.2009.5218126

Abstract

We demonstrate a new extended-reach GPON for rural areas using distributed Raman amplification and an SOA. Symmetric 2.5-Gb/s bidirectional transmission is achieved for 32 subscribers over 60-km reach, without using an active extender. © 2009 IEEE.

Extended reach gigabit passive optical networks for rural areas using Raman and semiconductor optical amplifiers

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