Four-Channel WDM Transmission Over 50-m SI-POF at 14.77 Gb/s Using DMT Modulation

Author

Joncic, Mladen ; Kruglov, R. ; Haupt, M. ; Caspary, Reinhard ; Vinogradov, J. ; Fischer, U.H.P.

Author_Institution

Photonic Commun. Lab., Harz Univ. of Appl. Sci., Wernigerode, Germany

Volume

26

Issue

13

fYear

2014

fDate

1-Jul-14

Firstpage

1328

Lastpage

1331

Abstract

Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) is a promising solution for upgrading the capacity of polymer optical fiber (POF)-based telecommunication networks. In this letter, we report on the successful realization of a four-channel highspeed WDM transmission system for 1-mm diameter step-index POF (SI-POF). For combining the optical signals coming from 405-, 450-, 515-, and 639-nm laser diodes onto 1-mm SI-POF, a 4 × 1 coupler with low insertion loss (IL) has been developed. To spatially separate different wavelength channels, a fourchannel demultiplexer with low IL (<;5.7 dB) and high (non)adjacent channel isolation (>30 dB) has been realized in bulk optics. The 14.77-Gb/s data transmission based on the offline-processed discrete multitone modulation technique has been demonstrated over 50-m SI-POF at a bit-error rate of 10^-3.

Keywords

data communication; high-speed optical techniques; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibre communication; optical losses; optical modulation; optical polymers; refractive index; semiconductor laser arrays; wavelength division multiplexing; DMT modulation; POF-based telecommunication networks; bit rate 14.77 Gbit/s; bulk optics; data transmission; discrete multitone modulation technique; four-channel demultiplexer; four-channel high-speed WDM transmission system; laser diodes; optical coupler; optical insertion loss; optical signals; size 1 mm; size 50 m; step-index polymer optical fiber; wavelength 405 nm; wavelength 450 nm; wavelength 515 nm; wavelength 639 nm; wavelength channels; wavelength division multiplexing; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Wavelength division multiplexing; Demultiplexer; optical fiber communication; optical interconnections; polymer optical fiber; visible diode lasers; wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2014.2322695

Filename

6812133