57 ABSTRACT A passive optical-connection network having a protection configuration
consists of at least two subnetworks (1, 2), each comprising an access node (1.1, 2.1), a feed …

Given that many optical fibers can be economically packaged within a single cable, the
design of communication networks that exploit multifiber topologies is considered. A network …

Fiber optic tree topologies are emerging as attractive candidates for Passive Optical Network
(PON) implementations, next to the more traditional star and bus topologies. In this paper …

ABSTRACT A conventional two-level voltage source converter has so far been the most
widely used converter in active power filters, however it creates several harmonic …

The structure of communication networks is going to change in the future. Datacom, telecom
and broadcast traffic is conventionally transported over separated networks, which is a major …

With this dissertation I end a period of 5 years at the University of Nijmegen. During the first
three years I worked on a project funded by the European Committee, called Broadband …

Fiber occupied networks are coming out with a performances which are supporting the
ongoing demands for very huge connections. One best technology that had evolved in the …

In this paper, we propose Comb-Net, a tree PON architecture in which several laser combs
at the root of the tree supply wavelengths to all stations in the PON. Namely, each station …