Journal of Shanghai University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2012, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (1): 1-6.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-2861.2012.01.001

• Special Column of Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks •     Next Articles

All-Optical OFDM-PON Architecture Based on Centralized Comb Source for 125 Gbit/s Access Network

WANG Min,ZHANG Qian-wu,ZHANG Lin,SONG Ying-xiong,LI Ying-chun,LIN Ru-jian   

  1. Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China
  • Received:2011-12-16 Online:2012-02-29 Published:2012-02-29

Abstract: OFDM (orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing)-PON (passive optical network) is considered a promising solution for the next generation PON-based access networks. Meanwhile, the released 40/100 Gbit/s Ethernet standard allows 100 Gbit/s fiber transmission to be realized in the near future. We propose a novel OFDM-PON architecture based on all-optical waveform and flat frequency comb generation for 100 Gbit/s optical access. The flat frequency comb generation provides an effective and costless way to generate all-optical OFDM signals and implement coherent detection in both downstream and upstream. Simulation results show robust and outstanding performance of the proposed system. 

Key words: flat frequency comb generation, OFDM, PON

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