Open AccessDemonstration of an SOA-assisted open metro-access infrastructure for heterogeneous services
Author(s) -
H. Schmuck,
R. Bonk,
W. Poehlmann,
Christoph Haslach,
W. Kuebart,
D. Karnick,
J. Meyer,
D. Fritzsche,
Erik Weis,
J. Becker,
W. Freude,
Thomas Pfeiffer
Publication year - 2014
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.22.000737
Subject(s) - optical amplifier , access network , wavelength division multiplexing , computer science , multiplexing , optical fiber , modulation (music) , passive optical network , 10g pon , multiwavelength optical networking , optical cross connect , optical performance monitoring , telecommunications , electronic engineering , optics , optoelectronics , materials science , fiber optic splitter , engineering , fiber optic sensor , physics , laser , wavelength , acoustics
An open converged metro-access network approach allows for sharing optical layer resources like fibers and optical spectrum among different services and operators. We demonstrated experimentally the feasibility of such a concept by the simultaneous operation of multiple services showing different modulation formats and multiplexing techniques. Flexible access nodes are implemented including semiconductor optical amplifiers to create a transparent and reconfigurable optical ring network. The impact of cascaded optical amplifiers on the signal quality is studied along the ring. In addition, the influence of high power rival signals in the same waveband and in the same fiber is analyzed.