학술논문

200 Gb/s Coherent Point-to-Multipoint Coexistence With 50G-PON for Next-Generation Optical Access
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE. 36(10):665-668 May, 2024
Subject
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Photonics and Electrooptics
Optical fibers
Passive optical networks
Fiber optics
Optical attenuators
Prototypes
Optical network units
Optical receivers
Passive optical network
50G-PON
point-to-multipoint
coherent system
digital subcarrier multiplexing
Language
ISSN
1041-1135
1941-0174
Abstract
In this Letter, we demonstrate the coexistence of a prototype 200 Gb/s symmetrical coherent point-to-multipoint (PtMP) system with a 50G-PON prototype over 20 km of standard single mode fiber for next generation optical access networks. The optical path loss (OPL) of the coherent PtMP prototype exceeds 30.6 dB at 1544 nm in both directions, thus exceeding the N1 OPL class requirements. The prototype also achieves N1 OPL class requirements over the entire C-band. The experiments show full compatibility between the two systems, enabled by the wavelength plan. We also evaluate the ability of the coherent-PtMP system to support imbalanced terminations in terms of OPLs, to meet the already deployed optical access network requirements. The coherent-PtMP system flexibility is demonstrated through the reconfiguration of its subcarriers to transmit a maximum of 400 Gb/s in a single direction.