Passive Optical Networks

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The author would like to thank his colleagues and graduate students at the

Lightwave Communications Laboratory, The Chinese University of Hong

Kong: Professor Chinlon Lin, Professor Lian K. Chen, Dr. Zhaoxin Wang,

Mr. Tsan-Jim Chan, Mr. Chi-Man Lee, Mr. Xiaofeng Sun, and Mr. Qiguang

Zhao, for research collaborations and stimulating discussions on the topic of

optical access networks and technologies. The author would also like to thank

Dr. Cedric Lam for his valuable comments on this chapter.

REFERENCES

[1] ITU-T Recommendation G.983.1, Broadband optical access systems based on Passive

Optical Networks (PON ), 1998.

[2] ITU-T Recommendation G.983.2, The ONT management and control interface specification

for ATM PON, 2000.

[3] ITU-T Recommendation ...