Feature Issue on Optical Access Networks (OAN) The passive optical network (PON) is an
optical fiber based network architecture, which can provide much higher bandwidth in the …

Abstract Passive Optical Networks (PONs) have become a popular fiber access network
solution because of its service transparency, cost effectiveness, energy savings, and higher …

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 …

A novel long-reach passive optical network (PON) architecture based on hybrid dense
wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) and time-division multiplexing (TDM) is presented …

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 …

Optical fibre access to the user, the so-called Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH), is becoming a
mature concept and a reality in many regions of the globe, with more than 8 millions homes …

Long-Reach Optical Access Technologies Page 1 5 0890-8044/07/$20.00 © 2007 IEEE IEEE
Network • September/October 2007 s broadband uptake increases globally, the services offered …

We report the operation of a gigabit-capable passive optical network (GPON, 2.488 Gb/s
downstream and 1.244 Gb/s upstream) over 135 km giving performance that is consistent …

We demonstrate a bidirectional long-reach 64-channel dense wavelength division
multiplexing passive optical network (DWDM-PON) based on wavelength-locked Fabry …

We present a hybrid dense wavelength-division-multiplexed time-division multiple access
passive optical network (DWDM-TDMA PON) with record performance in terms of reach …