Channel Enlargement of PON System Using Nonreciprocal Multiplexing Filter Based on CWDM

We propose a nonreciprocal filter based on coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) that reduces the upstream channel insertion loss in a passive optical network (PON). We also propose a method to increase the number of channels/optical network units (ONUs) in PON systems using the proposed filter to reduce the service cost per subscriber. Experimental results show that the PON system with the proposed 4‐channel filter can reduce the power budget of the upstream and increase the number of ONUs by 3 to 4 times that of a conventional time‐division multiplexing PON.