DocumentCode
161118
Title
Coherent optical OFDM based on direct modulation of injection-locked Fabry-Perot lasers
Author
Zhixin Liu ; Kakande, J. ; Kelly, B. ; O´Carroll, J. ; Phelan, R. ; Richardson, D.J. ; Slavik, R.
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
fYear
2014
fDate
21-25 Sept. 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We demonstrate generation of coherent optical OFDM signals using direct modulation of two injection locked lasers. Comparable performance to a LiNbO3 IQ modulator is achieved after 230-km transmission with coherent reception and standard DSP.
Keywords
OFDM modulation; lithium compounds; niobium compounds; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; IQ modulator; LiNbO3; coherent optical OFDM signals; coherent reception; direct modulation; injection-locked Fabry-Perot lasers; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; standard DSP; Nonlinear optics; OFDM; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location
Cannes
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963917
Filename
6963917
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