{"title":"Short- to Long-Reach WDM Access Network With Free Space Optical Traffic Link","authors":"Chien-Yu Liao;Tsu-Hsin Wu;Chien-Hung Yeh;Wen-Paio Lin;Yu-Heng Lin;Shien-Kuei Liaw","doi":"10.1109/JPHOT.2025.3608203","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we demonstrate a free space optical (FSO) wavelength-division-multiplexing passive optical network (WDM-PON) architecture with short-reach to long-reach fiber transmission to overcome different environments and geographical restrictions. Based on the periodic nature of the 2×N arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), the downstream and upstream wavelengths in the proposed fiber access network are offset by one channel to enable symmetric FSO data transmission. Thus, the Rayleigh backscattering (RB) beat noise can be mitigated fully. Four WDM channels are selected to transmit wireless FSO signals over the proposed PON architecture, each utilizing different modulation rates and fiber transmission distances for demonstration. In addition, the corresponding bit error rate (BER), detected power sensitivity and power budget of each WDM FSO signal are also analyzed and discussed.","PeriodicalId":13204,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Photonics Journal","volume":"17 5","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11154880","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"IEEE Photonics Journal","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11154880/","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this paper, we demonstrate a free space optical (FSO) wavelength-division-multiplexing passive optical network (WDM-PON) architecture with short-reach to long-reach fiber transmission to overcome different environments and geographical restrictions. Based on the periodic nature of the 2×N arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), the downstream and upstream wavelengths in the proposed fiber access network are offset by one channel to enable symmetric FSO data transmission. Thus, the Rayleigh backscattering (RB) beat noise can be mitigated fully. Four WDM channels are selected to transmit wireless FSO signals over the proposed PON architecture, each utilizing different modulation rates and fiber transmission distances for demonstration. In addition, the corresponding bit error rate (BER), detected power sensitivity and power budget of each WDM FSO signal are also analyzed and discussed.
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Breakthroughs in the generation of light and in its control and utilization have given rise to the field of Photonics, a rapidly expanding area of science and technology with major technological and economic impact. Photonics integrates quantum electronics and optics to accelerate progress in the generation of novel photon sources and in their utilization in emerging applications at the micro and nano scales spanning from the far-infrared/THz to the x-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum. IEEE Photonics Journal is an online-only journal dedicated to the rapid disclosure of top-quality peer-reviewed research at the forefront of all areas of photonics. Contributions addressing issues ranging from fundamental understanding to emerging technologies and applications are within the scope of the Journal. The Journal includes topics in: Photon sources from far infrared to X-rays, Photonics materials and engineered photonic structures, Integrated optics and optoelectronic, Ultrafast, attosecond, high field and short wavelength photonics, Biophotonics, including DNA photonics, Nanophotonics, Magnetophotonics, Fundamentals of light propagation and interaction; nonlinear effects, Optical data storage, Fiber optics and optical communications devices, systems, and technologies, Micro Opto Electro Mechanical Systems (MOEMS), Microwave photonics, Optical Sensors.