Multipoint-to-point data aggregation using a single receiver and frequency-multiplexed intensity-modulated ONUs

• DOI: 10.1364/ofc.2022.tu2g.4
• Publication Date: 2022-04-26T19:24:18Z
• Authors: Zichuan Zhou; Jinlong Wei; Kari A. Clark; Eric Sillekens; Callum Deakin; Ronit Sohanpal; Yuan Luo; Radan Slavík; Zhixin Liu
• Keywords: Frequency-division multiplexing

We demonstrate 2.5-GHz-spaced frequency multiplexing capable of aggregating 64 intensity-modulated end-users using low-speed electronic and optoelectronic components. All optical network units (ONUs) achieved high per-user capacity with dedicated bands, enabling future low latency applications.