This paper reviews the future directions of next generation passive optical networks. A
discussion on standardized 10 Gb/s passive optical network (PON) systems is first …

Long-Reach optical access is a promising proposal for future access networks. This
technology can enable broadband access for a large number of customers in the …

Senior is an established core text in a field that is growing fast, and in which technology is
constantly evolving. The text succeeds in giving a practical introduction to the fundamentals …

Passive optical networks (PONs) are currently evolving into next-generation PONs (NG-
PONs) which aim at achieving higher data rates, wavelength channel counts, number of …

Passive optical networks (PONs) have been widely used in access networks and are today
the access technology of choice for operators, especially when they need to build new …

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This article describes FSAN operator perspectives on the drivers and system requirements
for fiber access beyond 10-Gigabit-class PON systems (ie, NG-PON2 in FSAN terminology) …

Next-generation optical access networks are envisioned to evolve into a converged, high-
speed, multiservice platform supporting residential, business, mobile backhaul, and special …

With the advances in optical technology, the span of a broadband access network using
passive optical network (PON) technology can be increased from today's standard of 20 km …

This paper presents a hybrid Wavelength division multiplexing-free space optics-passive
optical network for bidirectional transmission with 4× 10 Gbps downlink and 2× 10 Gbps …