Open AccessIntroduction to the JOCN special issue on future PON architectures enabled by advanced technology
Author(s) -
Rene Bonk,
Derek Nesset,
Josep Prat,
Marco Ruffini,
Roberto Gaudino
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of optical communications and networking
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.835
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1943-0639
pISSN - 1943-0620
DOI - 10.1364/jocn.404290
Subject(s) - communication, networking and broadcast technologies , photonics and electrooptics
This JOCN Special Issue, which spans the September and October 2020 issues, investigates the future of passive optical networks (PONs) in light of new enabling technologies that are currently under consideration. The papers present a broad overview of topics of current interest, across both the physical and network layers. They investigate how new technologies (e.g., higher-speed direct detection transceivers, coherent systems, advanced digital signal processing, and new optoelectronic components) and new network-layer approaches may drive the medium- to long-term evolution of PONs.