Integrated Fiber-FSO WDM Access System with Fiber Fault Protection
Chien-Hung Yeh, Wen‐Piao Lin, Syu-Yang Jiang, Shang-En Hsieh, Ching-Hsuan Hsu, Chi‐Wai Chow
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
Wavelength-division multiplexingPassive optical networkFiberAccess networkComputer scienceElectronic engineeringComputer networkEngineeringMaterials scienceWavelengthOptoelectronicsComposite materialAdvanced Photonic Communication SystemsOptical Wireless Communication TechnologiesOptical Network Technologies