Experimental Demonstration of 100 Gbps/λ C-Band Direct-Detection Downstream PON Using Non-Linear and CD Compensation with 29 dB+ OPL Over 0 Km–100 Km

Passive Optical Networks (PON), able to operate at 50 Gbps per wavelength (λ), are under development and standardization, based on intensity-modulation (IM) and direct-detection (DD) systems. The next step in PON evolution will be driven by 5G/6G fronthauling capacity demands, and will require the development of 100 Gbps/λ (and beyond) systems, which poses big challenges if maintaining the DD-form...