A cascade add/drop transceiver structure to solve the optical beat interference problem in subcarrier-multiplexed passive optical networks

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-4

  Lin, Wen Piao ^a   Kao, Ming Seng ^a   Chi, Sien ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cascade add drop transceiver (CAT); Optical beat interference (OBI); Optical network units (ONUs); Star ring architecture

Indexed keywords

EID: 3342889023     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(20000405)25:1<1::AID-MOP1>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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