A channel switching function is added to a wavelength division
multiplexing passive optical network (WDM-PON) system, which is an access
optical network system, and the potential transmission rate is increased
by combining wide wavelength tunable lasers and a time division
multiplexing (TDM) data structure and properly using the necessary
optical components. In addition, when the wavelength of a light source or
an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) changes, the wavelength is traced and
the magnitude of a transmitted signal is maximized without an additional
detour line using a loop-back network structure. Furthermore, fewer
thermo-electric controllers (TECs) are required for stabilizing the
temperature of an optical line terminal (OLT) using wavelength tunable
lasers, each laser electrically changing its wavelength.