A Band-Separated, Bidirectional Amplifier Based on Erbium-Doped Bismuth Fiber for Long-Reach Hybrid DWDM-TDM Passive Optical Networks

作者：Jung Minwan^*; Chang You Min; Lee Ju Han

来源：Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, 2012, 4(3): 165-172.

DOI：10.1364/JOCN.4.000165

• Bismuth-based fiber
• Erbium-doped fiber amplifier
• Passive optical network (PON)
• Time division multiplexing (TDM)
• Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

We propose a band-separated, bidirectional amplifier based on a bismuth-based erbium-doped fiber for use in long-reach hybrid dense wavelength division multiplexing-time division multiplexing passive optical networks (DWDM-TDM-PONs). We also propose a long-reach hybrid DWDM-TDM-PON architecture in which the proposed amplifier can be effectively used. The feasibility of using the proposed amplifier for long-reach hybrid DWDM-TDM-PONs is experimentally investigated by performing a series of signal transmission experiments with an exemplary PON configuration having a total reach of 75 km and 8 split users. Error-free bidirectional signal transmission at a line rate of 10 Gbit/s is successfully demonstrated. A theoretical investigation also shows that the reach/split limitation issue associated with an insufficient WDM signal gain in the experimental demonstration can be easily solved by optimizing the amplifier.

• 出版日期2012-3