A Review of Self-Seeded RSOA Based on WDM PON

• Published in: Canadian journal of electrical and computer engineering Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 2 - 9
• Main Authors: Cikan, Nisa Nacar, Aksoy, Murat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Montreal IEEE Canada 01.01.2019; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bandwidth; Cavity resonators; Colorless wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM); Computer networks; Optical communication; Optical network units; optical sources; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; passive optical networks (PONs); Semiconductor optical amplifiers; semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs); Technology; Wave division multiplexing; Wavelength division multiplexing
• ISSN: 0840-8688
• DOI: 10.1109/CJECE.2018.2872433

The colorless technology has been offered as a solution to decrease the cost in wavelength-division multiplexed passive optical network (WDM PON). The self-seeded reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (SS-RSOA) based on WDM PON has been proved to be a promising solution among colorless operations. In this paper, the principles, transmission limitations, and recent research of SS-RSOA based on the WDM-PON technology are reviewed. This paper aims to provide a broad perspective on the status of the SS-RSOA technology to researchers and application engineers who work with solutions in colorless operations. A list of more than 60 research publications on the subject has also been appended for a quick reference.