Operation of a network-embedded colorless selftuning transmitter for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networks is experimentally demonstrated at 10-Gb/s data rate. Colorless operation is achieved by self-seeding an O-band reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA) with the feedback signal reflected at the remote node WDM multiplexer filter. In particular, the transmitter exploits a 2-Faraday rotators configuration to ensure polarization insensitive operation and allowing for the exploitation of high gain O-band RSOAs, which present a very high polarization dependent gain. Two different multiplexers and various lengths of drop fibers constituted the network-embedded transmitters. Transmission up to 72 km of standard single mode fiber has been demonstrated at 10 Gb/s, confirming the absence of chromatic dispersion penalties as expected from the choice of the O-band operation

10-Gb/s operation of a colorless self-seeded transmitter over more than 70 km of SSMF

PAROLARI, PAOLA;MARAZZI, LUCIA;BRUNERO, MARCO;MARTINELLI, MARIO;
2014-01-01

Abstract

Operation of a network-embedded colorless selftuning transmitter for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networks is experimentally demonstrated at 10-Gb/s data rate. Colorless operation is achieved by self-seeding an O-band reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA) with the feedback signal reflected at the remote node WDM multiplexer filter. In particular, the transmitter exploits a 2-Faraday rotators configuration to ensure polarization insensitive operation and allowing for the exploitation of high gain O-band RSOAs, which present a very high polarization dependent gain. Two different multiplexers and various lengths of drop fibers constituted the network-embedded transmitters. Transmission up to 72 km of standard single mode fiber has been demonstrated at 10 Gb/s, confirming the absence of chromatic dispersion penalties as expected from the choice of the O-band operation
2014
colorless transmitter; fronthaul; Passive optical network (PON); reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA); Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
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