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Evolution Scenario Toward WDM-PON [Invited]

Filippo Ponzini, Fabio Cavaliere, Gianluca Berrettini, Marco Presi, Ernesto Ciaramella, Nicola Calabretta, and Antonella Bogoni

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Filippo Ponzini,1Fabio Cavaliere,1Gianluca Berrettini,2Marco Presi,2Ernesto Ciaramella,2Nicola Calabretta,2and Antonella Bogoni3

1F. Ponzini (e-mail: filippo.ponzini@ericsson.com) and F. Cavaliere are with the Ericsson Research, Broadband Networks, Via Moruzzi 1, 56125 Pisa, Italy.

2G. Berrettini, M. Presi, E. Ciaramella, and N. Calabretta are with the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy.

3A. Bogoni is with Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni, Laboratorio Nazionale di Reti Fotoniche, Pisa, Italy.

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  • History
    • Original Manuscript: March 30, 2009
    • Revised Manuscript: May 26, 2009
    • Manuscript Accepted: May 28, 2009
    • Published: August 19, 2009

Abstract

In this paper we present and critically discuss different wavelength division multiplexing passive optical network (WDM-PON) architectures compatible with pre-existing gigabit PON (GPON) infrastructures. The concurrent use of the trunk fiber permits a hitless evolution from an existing time division multiplexing optical access network to a point-to-point wavelength division access network. System performance has been experimentally evaluated in terms of bit error rate.

© 2009 Optical Society of America

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