A broadcast-capable WDM-PON based on polarization-sensitive weak-resonant-cavity Fabry–Perot laser diodes

• Main Authors: Zhong, Wende, Xiong, Fei., Kim, Hoon.
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84791; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11655
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A colorless wavelength-division-multiplexed passive optical network with broadcast capability is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The polarization-multiplexed downlink unicast and broadcast signals are injected into a polarization-sensitive weak-resonant-cavity Fabry-Perot laser diode for uplink remodulation without polarization control. Transmission performances of downlink unicast and broadcast as well as uplink signals are investigated. Detailed analyses of injection polarization dependence, injection-locking range, and power budget are provided.