Experimental Demonstrations of Electronic Dispersion Compensation for Long-Haul Transmission Using Direct-Detection Optical OFDM

Author

Schmidt, Brendon J C ; Lowery, Arthur James ; Armstrong, Jean

Author_Institution

Monash Univ., Melbourne

Volume

26

Issue

1

fYear

2008

Firstpage

196

Lastpage

203

Abstract

We present experimental demonstrations using direct-detection and optical-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (DD-OOFDM) for the compensation of chromatic dispersion in long-haul optical fiber links. Three transmitter designs of varying electrical and optical complexity are used for optical single sideband (OSSB) transmission and the theory behind each design is discussed. The data rates achieved for the three systems are 10, 12, and 20 Gbit/s for fiber distances between 320 and 400 km. A discussion of system overheads is provided together with simulations of the required optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR).

Keywords

OFDM modulation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; optical transmitters; bit rate 10 Gbit/s to 20 Gbit/s; chromatic dispersion; direct-detection optical OFDM; distance 320 km to 400 km; electronic dispersion compensation; long-haul optical fiber links; optical single sideband transmission; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; system overheads; Amplitude modulation; Chromatic dispersion; Frequency division multiplexing; OFDM; Optical design; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Optical transmitters; Signal to noise ratio; Chromatic dispersion; compensation; optical single sideband (OSSB); orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2007.913017

Filename

4451221