Optical Subsystems for Next Generation Access Networks (Invited)

Recent optical technologies are providing higher flexibility to next generation access networks: on the one hand, providing progressive FTTx and specifically FTTH deployment, progressively shortening the copper access network; on the other hand, also opening fixed-mobile convergence solutions in next generation PON architectures. It is provided an overview of the optical subsystems developed for the implementation of the proposed NG-Access Networks. OCIS codes: (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (060.2360) Fiber optics links and subsystems