10 Gb/s Long-Reach Optical Access with Multi-Mode Fiber Distribution Using Baseband Single-Sideband OFDM

We report a 10 Gb/s repeater-based optical access system using baseband single- sideband OFDM. The system enables transmission through 100 km feeder fiber and 500 m distribution multi-mode fibers and use of directly modulated VCSELs at customer premises.