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Passive optical networks are attractive due to their enhanced reliability, reduced electrical power consumption, and small latency. This paper determines the feasibility of WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) passive networks with low wavelength count for small environments such as buildings/homes from the viewpoint of the physical network configuration. After describing the general characteristics of WDM passive networks in the bus, star, and ring configurations, we elucidate the optical path losses to find design solutions when the three physical configurations are used to create small networks. It is concluded that the star configuration is the most feasible approach. The bus and ring are also feasible only for small areas and low wavelength counts.
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A part of this paper was presented at the 33rd International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP2010) held in 17–20 August 2010 in Baden near Vienna, Austria.
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Oguchi, K., Sakai, T. & Hanawa, D. WDM passive network design for small wavelength-count in local area/home applications. Telecommun Syst 52, 1517–1523 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11235-011-9518-0
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