A wide range, over 9.6 ns, skew compensation LSI for a flexible optical access system

Yoshihito Sakai*, Hideaki Kimura, Yusuke Ohtomo, Makoto Tsubokawa

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Abstract

In order to realize flexible bandwidth allocation in access networks with bit rates of 10 Gb/s or more, transmitting data by parallel streams with different wavelengths is an attractive approach. In such systems, the timing skew induced by fiber dispersion is the critical problem. This paper proposes a skew compensation LSI for an optical access system based on power splitter based wavelength division multiplexing passive optical network (PS-WDM-PON). The LSI can compensate timing skew of more than 9.6 ns with 82 ps resolution; experiments show that transmission distance of 24 km are possible if the bit rate of each wavelength is 2.5Gbit/s and all wavelengths lie within 20 nm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)157-162
Number of pages6
Journalieice electronics express
Volume5
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008 Feb 25
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Flexible optical access system
  • Skew compensation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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