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Optical Power Budget Analysis of WDM-PON Traffic Protection Schemes

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: To ensure high-quality and reliable service provision for customers, advanced optical networks without active elements have been developed to increase operating reliability, network scalability, and resource efficiency. To this end, wavelength division multiplexing-based passive optical networks (WDM-PON) now have a markedly enhanced role. An important aspect of the WDM-PON design is represented by traffic protection schemes, which play a key role in network reliability. Managing the power budget for optical links allows us to achieve a practically sustainable and realizable infrastructure of advanced passive optical networks. In this work, we focused on simulation model development for the power budget calculation for the WDM-PON optical link and the subsequent optical power budget evaluation of presumptive WDM-PON traffic protection schemes.

Source: Photonics

DOI: 10.3390/photonics13040387

Authors: Filip Fuňák, Rastislav Róka

Institution: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Photonic Communication Systems

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,896