Upstream burst-mode operation of a 100km reach, 16 × 512 split hybrid DWDM-TDM PON using tuneable external cavity lasers at the ONU-side

This paper presents the first burst-mode system tests of a new hybrid 10Gb/s DWDM-TDM PON. The upstream channels in the network are enabled by combining novel, cost-effective tuneable ONU lasers and a gain-stabilized EDFA (BM-EDFA).