A Review of Self-Seeded RSOA Based on WDM PON

CIKAN N., AKSOY M.

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING-REVUE CANADIENNE DE GENIE ELECTRIQUE ET INFORMATIQUE, vol.42, no.1, pp.2-9, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1109/cjece.2018.2872433
  • Journal Name: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING-REVUE CANADIENNE DE GENIE ELECTRIQUE ET INFORMATIQUE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2-9
  • Keywords: Colorless wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM), optical sources, passive optical networks (PONs), semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs), SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS, INTENSITY NOISE SUPPRESSION, BAND ACCESS NETWORKS, COLORLESS TRANSMITTERS, MAXIMUM REACH, OPERATION, POLARIZATION, IMPAIRMENTS, LASERS, CAVITY
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The colorless technology has been offered as a solution to decrease the cost in wavelength-division multiplexed passive optical network (WDM PON). The self-seeded reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (SS-RSOA) based on WDM PON has been proved to be a promising solution among colorless operations. In this paper, the principles, transmission limitations, and recent research of SS-RSOA based on the WDM-PON technology are reviewed. This paper aims to provide a broad perspective on the status of the SS-RSOA technology to researchers and application engineers who work with solutions in colorless operations. A list of more than 60 research publications on the subject has also been appended for a quick reference.