In order to meet the growing demand of communication efficiency, we always apply optical circulator in a fiber optic system because the optical circulator minimizes the loss of light. An optical circulator is a device used in optical communications systems, which can be used to separate optical signals that travel in opposite directions in an […]
Passive Optical Network
Applications and Advances of Fiber Optic Sensors
Background Over the past decades, fiber optic technology has revolutionized the telecommunications industry, enabling high-capacity, long-distance communications and networking at staggeringly low costs. Fiber optics have also played important roles in numerous other applications: They have been used to deliver light for precision marking and cutting; as a practical, high-power, high-coherence laser source; for imaging […]
Passive Optical Components – Optical Circulator
Introduction Optical Circulators are microoptic devices and can be made with any number of ports but 3 and 4 port versions are most common. Also, it is common to build an asymmetric version where the last port does not circulate around to the first. While this saves some cost this is not the most important […]
Viable Alternative for Next Generation FTTH – WDM-PON
Introduction In recent years, most of the FTTH deployments have been based on industry standard technologies such as Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GEPON) and Gigabit PON (GPON). The success of these deployments has led to significant innovation in both system architecture and the components that are used to build these systems, and the next […]
Passive and Active Network Fundamentals
Today we have access to more information than ever before. We live in a digital world and bandwidth is what makes a digital world happen. Aging copper networks are being taxed by residential and business customers. However, Passive Optical Network (PON) such as Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) are increasingly being deployed to meet the current and future […]
The Basic Parameters of Passive Optical Network Devices
There are many devices elementary but necessary for the Passive Optical Network (PON) applications that require the transmission, combining, or distribution of optical signals. These passive devices include the Optical Splitter/Coupler, Optical Switch, Optical Attenuator, Optical Isolator, Optical Amplifier, and WDM Filters (CWDM/DWDM Multiplexer) etc. Tips: The passive devices are components that do not require […]