In a
Wavelength-Division-Multiplexed
Passive Optical Network (WDM-PON) utilizing a conventional downstream optical
signal reusing method, there is an inventory problem that different
optical transmitter types need to be provided for the operation, management, replacement, etc. of a
system. A WDM-PON
system according to the present invention, includes: a seed light (SL) unit generating a seed light whose
wavelength intervals and center wavelengths are adjusted using at least one seed
light source; an optical line terminal (OLT) receiving the
wavelength-multiplexed seed light from the seed light unit, transmitting a downstream optical
signal to a subscriber of the WDM-PON, and receiving a upstream optical
signal from the subscriber; and an
optical network unit (ONU) receiving the downstream optical signal from the OLT, flattening and modulating the downstream optical signal with upstream data so that the downstream optical signal is reused for carrying upstream data. It is possible to improve the quality and reliability of downstream transmission by sufficiently increasing an
extinction ratio, and improve the quality and reliability of upstream transmission by sufficiently flattening an input downstream optical signal in a
semiconductor optical amplifier.