Passive Optical Networks
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Passive Optical Networks
Principles and Practice
C E D R I C F . L A M
AMSTERDAM • BOSTON HEIDELBERG LONDON
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in Publication Data
Lam, Cedric F
Passive optical networks : principles and practice / Cedric F. Lam
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-373853-0 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-12-373853-9
1. Optical communications.
2. Optoelectronics.
I. Title.
TK5103.59.L36 2007
621.382’7—dc22
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ISBN: 978-0-12-373853-0
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To my parents, for their unfailing
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Cedric F. Lam
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Contents
List of Acronyms
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
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Introduction
Cedric F. Lam
1.1 History of Broadband Access Networks and PON
1.1.1 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
1.1.2 Cable Modem
1.1.3 Fiber Access Systems
1.1.4 Ethernet
1.1.5 WDM in Optical Access Networks
1.1.6 Killer Applications
1.2 Economic Considerations in PON Development
1.2.1 How Much Bandwidth Is Enough?
1.2.2 Policy and Regulation Influence
1.2.3 Standardization Efforts
1.2.4 Cost Considerations
1.3 Organization of the Book
References
2 PON Architectures Review
Cedric F. Lam
2.1 FTTx Overview
2.2 TDM-PON vs WDM-PON
2.3 Optical Transmission System
2.3.1 Optical Fiber
2.3.2 Chromatic Dispersion
2.3.3 Fiber Loss
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