High performance gigabit passive optical network

A system comprising:

• an optical network terminal (ONT) that includes:
• an ONT transmitter comprising:
• one or more fixed wavelength optical sources that generate an optical signal at a first wavelength, and
• an optical waveguide that transmit the optical signal at the first wavelength in an optical network.

A method, comprising:

• providing a plurality of fixed wavelength optical sources in an optical network;
• providing a plurality of fixed wavelength optical filters in the optical network;
• generating an optical signal at a wavelength with one of the plurality of fixed wavelength optical sources;
• selecting one of the plurality of fixed wavelength optical filters based on the wavelength of the optical signal;
• and
• receiving the optical signal with the selected fixed wavelength optical filter.

A device comprising:

• means for generating an optical signal at a first wavelength;
• means for transmitting the optical signal at the first wavelength in an optical network;
• means for filtering an optical signal at a second wavelength;
• and
• means for receiving the optical signal at the second wavelength from the optical network and providing the optical signal at the second wavelength to the means for filtering the optical signal at the second wavelength.