Optical network unit capable of reducing optical beat interference and method for controlling the same
AssigneeIndustry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
InventorsSang Kook HAN, Kyoung Hak MUN, Seung Min YANG
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Abstract
Disclosed are an optical network unit included in an OFDMA-PON system that is capable of reducing OBI (optical beat interference), and a method of controlling the optical network unit. The disclosed optical network unit includes: a signal generator part configured to generate an electrical signal carrying transmission data; an RF tone generator part configured to generate an RF tone; a combiner part configured to combine the electrical signal and the RF tone; and a photoelectric converter part configured to convert the combined signal of the electrical signal and RF tone into an optical signal.
Claims17
An optical network unit comprising:
- a signal generator part configured to generate an electrical signal carrying transmission data;
- an RF tone generator part configured to generate an RF tone;
- a combiner part configured to combine the electrical signal and the RF tone;
- and
- a photoelectric converter part configured to convert a signal of the combined electrical signal and RF tone into an optical signal.
A method of controlling an optical network, the method comprising:
- generating an electrical signal carrying transmission data;
- generating an RF tone;
- combining the electrical signal and the RF tone;
- and
- converting a signal of the combined electrical signal and RF tone into an optical signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.