A SUBCARRIER MULTIPLE-ACCESS PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK EMPLOYING AMPLIFIED LIGHT-EMITTING-DIODE TRANSMITTER TO ELIMINATE OPTICAL BEAT INTERFERENCE

摘要

We demonstrate the use of a new lightwave transmitter consisting of an LED and a semiconductor optical amplifier in a subcarrier multiple access passive optical network. OBI (optical beat interference) system failures, observed when conventional laser transmitters were used, were eliminated with the amplified LED.