Increasing bandwidth requirements have posed significant challenges for traditional access networks. It is difficult for intensity modulation/direct detection to meet the power budget and flexibility requirements of the next-generation passive optical network (PON) at 100G and beyond considering the new requirements. This is driving researchers to develop novel optical access technologies. Low-cost, wide-coverage, and high-flexibility coherent PON is emerging as a strong contender in the competition. In this article, we will review technologies that reduce the complexity of coherent PON (CPON), enabling it to meet the commercial requirements. Also, advanced algorithms and architectures that can enhance system coverage and flexibility are also discussed.

2021年国际电联电信标准化部门（ITU-T）完成50 Gbit/s无源光网络（PON）的标准制定，当前设备商和运营商已经完成样机验证，ITU-T成立Beyond 50 Gbit/s PON讨论组开始研讨未来PON相关技术方案，因此Beyond 50 Gbit/s PON成为当前光通信领域的研究热点。根据前几代PON标准的速率演进规律推测，Beyond 50 Gbit/s PON的速率预计将超过100 Gbit/s。文章将分析超100 Gbit/s PON面临的问题和挑战，重点介绍灵活速率PON和相干PON架构这两个潜在技术路径及其关键技术方案，为未来超100 Gbit/s PON的研究和标准制定提供参考。

This paper firstly, to the best of our knowledge, proposed two-dimensional (2D) encryption based on the Arnold transformation for implementing a secure DC-biased optical orthogonal time-frequency multiplexing (DCO-OTFM) in optical-wireless communications (OWCs). The encrypted data is transformed to the particular 2D matrix and decrypted by the only key to get the correct information. Meanwhile, the number of keys in 2D encryption is enormous, which prevents eavesdroppers from exhaustively searching secret keys rapidly to find the right decryption. Numerical results demonstrate that the secure DCO-OTFM based on 2D encryption can effectively prevent signal decryption from the eavesdropper, which has good secure performance for applying in OWC.

This paper proposes a hybrid layered asymmetrically clipped optical (HLACO) single-carrier frequency-division multiplexing (SCFDM) scheme for dimmable visible light communication. It designs a signal structure that combines layered asymmetrically clipped optical (LACO)-SCFDM and negative LACO-SCFDM in proportion for improving the inherent weaknesses of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)-based dimmable schemes and further enhancing the system performance. Compared to the HLACO-OFDM-based dimming scheme, it obtains a lower bit error ratio and enables efficient communication over broader dimming range. Its spectral efficiency realizes 2.875 bit·s^-1·Hz^-1 within the dimming range of 30%–70%, and the attainable average spectral efficiency gains exceed at least 19.21% compared to other traditional dimmable schemes.

In this Letter, we propose a scheme that integrates a diversity-combining technique with asymmetrical clipping optical orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (ACO-OFDM) based on a discreet Hartley transform (DHT). Simulations are demonstrated for the DHT-based ACO-OFDM system with a diversity-combining technique. The simulation results indicate that when the optimal weighting factor is chosen, the bit error rate (BER) performance is improved by about 2 dB when the binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) is modulated and about 3 dB when the 16 pulse-amplitude modulation is modulated. Additionally, experiments are presented to verify the feasibility of diversity-combining DHT-based ACO-OFDM. In the transmission experiments, a BPSK-modulated DHT-based ACO-OFDM with a diversity-combining receiver is realized, which improves the BER performance by 1.5 and 1.3 dB for a span length of back-to-back and a 50 km standard single-mode fiber, respectively.