title: Integration of FTTH and GI-POF in-house networks based on injection locking and direct-detection techniques.
abstract: An integration of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and graded-index plastic optical fiber (GI-POF) in-house networks based on injection-locked vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) and direct-detection technique is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Sufficient low bit error rate (BER) values were obtained over a combination of 20-km single-mode fiber (SMF) and 50-m GI-POF links. Signal qualities satisfy the worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) requirement with data signals of 20 Mbps/5.8 GHz and 70 Mbps/10 GHz, respectively. Since our proposed network does not use sophisticated and expensive RF devices in premises, it reveals a prominent one with simpler and more economic advantages. Our proposed architecture is suitable for the SMF-based primary and GI-POF-based in-house networks.
authors: Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors: Hsiao-Chun
authors: HC
authors: Peng
authors: Hai-Han
authors: HH
authors: Lu
authors: Chung-Yi
authors: CY
authors: Li
authors: Heng-Sheng
authors: HS
authors: Su
authors: Chin-Tai
authors: CT
authors: Hsu
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007834:Lasers; D055100:Optical Fibers; D018511:Systems Integration