A novel self-surviving architecture for next-generation OFDM passive optical network supporting colorless ONUs

  • Authors:
  • Lei Tang;Shibao Wu;Yulong Li;Hongke Lu

  • Affiliations:
  • Key Laboratory of Special Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China 200072;Key Laboratory of Special Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China 200072;Key Laboratory of Special Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China 200072;Key Laboratory of Special Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China 200072

  • Venue:
  • Photonic Network Communications
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a novel self-surviving architecture for next-generation orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) passive optical network (PON) supporting colorless optical network units. The proposed scheme can protect distribution and feeder fiber simultaneously. Two different frequency bands are used in this proposed system for paratactic OFDM-PON. The disrupt signals can be restored via the fiber links of the neighboring OFDM-PON without special protecting fibers. We analytically and experimentally study the receiver sensitivity to downstream 10 Gb/s OFDM signals and upstream 2.5 Gb/s NRZ signals. The proposed architecture is designed mainly for next-generation PON systems.