Abstract

Optical transceivers used for the passive optical networks (PON) are bi-directional devices that use different wavelengths to transmit and receive signals between the optical line terminal (OLT) at the central office and the optical network units (ONUs) at the end users’ premises over a single fiber. For the different types of passive optical networks, i.e., BPON, EPON and GPON, though all share the same wavelength standards, differ in the up and down-stream transmission bit-rates, reaches, and split ratios, which will impact on the specifications of the respective transceivers, such as the burst-mode dynamics.

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