Integrated Fiber-FSO WDM Access System with Fiber Fault Protection

In this study, we propose a new wavelength-division-multiplexing passive optical network (WDM-PON) system to support the blended fiber-free space optics (FSO) signal access. To provide the fiber and FSO traffics simultaneously, the C-and L-band channels are applied in the presented PON, respectively...

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Main Authors: Chow, C.-W (Author), Hsieh, S.-E (Author), Hsu, C.-H (Author), Jiang, S.-Y (Author), Lin, W.-P (Author), Yeh, C.-H (Author)
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Language:English
Published: MDPI 2022
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Summary:In this study, we propose a new wavelength-division-multiplexing passive optical network (WDM-PON) system to support the blended fiber-free space optics (FSO) signal access. To provide the fiber and FSO traffics simultaneously, the C-and L-band channels are applied in the presented PON, respectively. Moreover, to avoid the fiber breakpoint in the fiber access traffic, the proposed WDM access architecture also can provide the self-restored mechanism by applying simple fiber routing path. In addition, the corresponding signal performances of fiber and FSO channels are also executed experimentally for demonstration. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
ISBN:20799292 (ISSN)
DOI:10.3390/electronics11132101