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 …

In order to enable new services that require high data rates over longer distances, the
optical fiber substitutes the copper cable step by step in the access network area. Time …

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 …

Building on the Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) and Gigabit PON (GPON)
standards, Next-Generation (NG) PONs (i) provide increased data rates, split ratios …

Long-reach Passive Optical Networks (LR-PONs) aim to combine the capacity of metro and
access networks by extending the reach and split ratio of the conventional PONs. LR-PONs …

The mass deployment of fiber access networks is probably the most important network
upgrade strategy for operators over the coming decade. Next-generation networks, and in …

Architectural changes are required for the underlying networks to support the expected
Internet data traffic volume growth caused by the popularization of cloud services, 5G-based …

We present here the main results for reach extension in passive optical network (PON)
technologies. Both passive and active architectures integrating several multiplexing …

Due to the geographic distribution of its subscribers, Ethernet Passive Optical Networks
(EPONs) have typically varying propagation delays between the Optical Network Units …

Enhanced upstream transmission at 10 Gb/s using a low-bandwidth reflective
semiconductor optical amplifier is demonstrated and discussed for extended wavelength …