10Gbit/s Multimode Fiber Link using Power-Efficient Orthogonal-Frequency-Division Multiplexing
Optics Express, Vol. 13, Issue 25, pp. 10003-10009 (2005)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.13.010003
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Abstract
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) can provide electronic dispersion compensation of optical paths. However, it requires a high bias to convert bipolar electrical signals to unipolar optical signals, so is inefficient in optical power for a given electrical signal to noise ratio. We present a novel method of transmitting OFDM signals over multimode fibers that increases electrical SNR by 7 dB for a given optical power. Using simulations, we show a 1.8 dB sensitivity benefit over 10 Gbit/s NRZ (Non-Return to Zero) and demonstrate compensation of inter-modal dispersion in a 300-m multimode fiber that cannot support NRZ.
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OCIS Codes
(060.4080) Fiber optics and optical communications : Modulation
(060.4510) Fiber optics and optical communications : Optical communications
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Arthur James Lowery and Jean Armstrong, "10Gbit/s Multimode Fiber Link using Power-Efficient Orthogonal-Frequency-Division Multiplexing," Opt. Express 13, 10003-10009 (2005)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-13-25-10003
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