| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1537591 | Optics Communications | 2010 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Our aim is to describe the behavior of non-linear scattering effects that arise in standard single mode fiber (SMF), specifically scattering effects that propagate optical power in the reverse direction of the source signal such as Rayleigh Scattering (RS) and Brillouin Scattering (BS). For this purpose, the effects of backscattering phenomena over a bidirectional data transmission in a passive optical network (PON) scheme have been assessed. The impact of these high optical power components over reception at the optical line terminal (OLT) side has been determined when both links use the same wavelength. Bit Error Rate (BER) measurements have been performed with different transmission rates, using several techniques to mitigate the influence of backscattering over the received signal and considering cases with filtered and unfiltered BS.
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Authors
J.J. MartÃnez, I. Garcés, A. López, A. Villafranca, M.A. Losada,