WDM-PON ARCHITECTURE BASED ON EXTERNALLY SEEDED OPTICAL SOURCE
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1. A wavelength-division-multiplexed passive optical network (WDM PON) comprising:
- a remote node (RN) comprising a light source for generating a seeding signal; and
one or more optical network units (ONUs), each ONU comprising a laser source configured for receiving a portion of the seeding light signal from the RN.
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Abstract
A wavelength-division-multiplexed passive optical network (WDM PON) comprising: a remote node (RN) comprising a light source for generating a seeding signal; and one or more optical network units (ONUs), each ONU comprising a laser source configured for receiving a portion of the seeding light signal from the RN.
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1. A wavelength-division-multiplexed passive optical network (WDM PON) comprising:
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a remote node (RN) comprising a light source for generating a seeding signal; and one or more optical network units (ONUs), each ONU comprising a laser source configured for receiving a portion of the seeding light signal from the RN. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of externally seeding an uplink light source in an optical network unit of a wavelength-division-multiplexed passive optical network (WDM PON), the method comprising generating a seeding signal at a remote node of the WDM PON.
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