Why do ONU devices need to be equipped with a beam splitter
By dividing a single optical signal from a central Optical Line Terminal (OLT) into multiple outputs for Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) at users' homes, splitters eliminate the need for dedicated fibers to each residence—slashing infrastructure costs while scaling network reach. An optical distribution network (ODN) mainly has primary splitting and secondary splitting, or centralized splitting and cascade splitting. Additionally, beamsplitters can be used in reverse to combine two different beams into a single one. A Passive Optical Network (PON) is a fiber optic technology utilizing point-to-multipoint topology and optical splitters to deliver data from a single transmission point to multiple user endpoints.
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