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Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 21, 2019
Applicant:

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Atsuko Kawakita, Musashino, JP;

Kazutaka Hara, Musashino, JP;

Hiroyuki Furukawa, Musashino, JP;

Yasutaka Kimura, Musashino, JP;

Kenji Horikawa, Musashino, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/00 (2006.01); H04B 10/272 (2013.01); G02B 6/27 (2006.01); H04L 12/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/272 (2013.01); G02B 6/272 (2013.01); H04L 12/44 (2013.01);
Abstract

To provide an optical communication system and an optical communication method able to achieve a high reliable access network capable of long haul distance transmission considering the optical energy efficiency even if the user distribution is biased. An uneven branch optical splitter included in an optical communication system according to the present invention can output the optical intensities different for each output port by adjusting the branching configuration and the branching ratio. For example, a reach transmission distance of the farmost user can be extended or the number of connectible users can be increased by adjusting the branching configuration of the uneven branch optical splitter or the branching ratios such that the near minimum reception sensitivity is given for the ONU installed near the telecommunications carrier.


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