Rayleigh backscattering minimization in single fiber colorless WDM-PON using intensity remodulation technique

Yousaf Khan*, Chong xiu Yu, Xiang jun Xin, Amjad Ali, Aftab Husain, Bo Liu

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Abstract

The performance of colorless wavelength-division multiplexed passive optical network (WDM-PON) systems suffers from the transmission impairments mainly due to Rayleigh backscattering (RB). In this paper, we propose and demonstrate a single fiber colorless WDM-PON which enhances the tolerance to RB induced noise. The high extinction ratio in both return-to-zero (RZ)-shaped differential phase shift keying (DPSK) downstream (DS) data signal and intensity-remodulated upstream (US) data signal helps to improve the tolerance to RB induced noise. Simulation results show that downstream and upstream signals can achieve error-free performance at 10 Gbit/s with negligible penalty and improve the tolerance to RB induced noise over 25 km standard single-mode fiber.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)380-383
Number of pages4
JournalOptoelectronics Letters
Volume8
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2012
Externally publishedYes

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