Simplified Bidirectional PON over 22km AR-HCF with 200-Gb/s/λ Downstream and 50-Gb/s/λ Upstream

Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2026 2026

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Authors: Xumeng Liu, Yunhong Liu, Chao Li, Shupeng Li, Peng Sun, Sudeng Hu, Chao Yang, Qibing Wang, Xu Zhang, Zichen Liu, Peng Li, Lei Zhang
+2 more Zhixue He, Shaohua Yu
DOI: 10.1364/ofc.2026.th1k.3
Cited by: 1
References: 5

Abstract

We demonstrate a simplified bidirectional PON over 22km AR-HCF, achieving 200-Gb/s downstream and 50-Gb/s upstream while maintaining >40dB power budgets, enabled by shared single laser source for downstream coherent detection and upstream intensity modulation.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Optical Network Technologies Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies

Publication details

Journal / source
Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2026
Publisher
Optica Publishing Group
Pages
Th1K.3–Th1K.3
Publication date
1 January 2026