Open AccessFull-duplex lightwave transport systems based on long-haul SMF and optical free-space transmissions
Author(s) -
Chia-Yi Chen,
HaiHan Lu,
Ying-Pyng Lin,
Po-Yi Wu,
Kuan-Hung Wu,
Wei-Yuan Yaug
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.21.023655
Subject(s) - wavelength division multiplexing , multiplexing , optics , transmission (telecommunications) , free space optical communication , computer science , free space , optical communication , optical fiber , bit error rate , single mode optical fiber , optical wireless , drop (telecommunication) , optical add drop multiplexer , optical performance monitoring , electronic engineering , wireless , telecommunications , wavelength , physics , engineering , channel (broadcasting)
A full-duplex lightwave transport system employing wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) and optical add-drop multiplexing techniques, as well as optical free-space transmission scheme is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Over an 80-km single-mode fiber (SMF) and 2.4 m optical free-space transmissions, impressive bit error rate (BER) performance is obtained for long-haul fiber link and finite free-space transmission distance. Such a full-duplex lightwave transport system based on long-haul SMF and optical free-space transmissions has been successfully demonstrated, which cannot only present its advancement in lightwave application, but also reveal its simplicity and convenience for the real implementation. Our proposed systems are suitable for the lightwave communication systems in wired and wireless transmissions.