Abstract
We demonstrate a passive optical network (PON), based on a wavelength-division multiplexing router, with modulators (instead of lasers) at the subscriber terminals. A single, cost-shared, tunable laser is time-division multiplexed to provide bidirectional switched WDM services for N subscribers with independent formats and bit-rates for each. Simultaneous support of telephony and compressed digital video are presented in which RF subcarrier multiplexing is used to provide service segregation and resolve upstream packet contention.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1365-1367 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering