DFT-Spread DMT Modulation for 1-Gb/s Transmission Rate Over 100 m of 1-mm SI-POF

Author

Karabetsos, Sotiris ; Pikasis, Evangelos ; Nikas, Thomas ; Nassiopoulos, Athanase ; Syvridis, Dimitris

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., Technol. Educ. Inst. of Athens, Athens, Greece

Volume

24

Issue

10

fYear

2012

fDate

5/15/2012 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

836

Lastpage

838

Abstract

In this letter, the discrete Fourier transform-spread discrete multitone modulation (DFT-spread DMT) scheme has been used for the first time in laser-based short range optical transmission (over 100 m) with 1-mm step-index plastic optical fiber link, and its superior performance, compared with the standard DMT scheme, was demonstrated. The DFT-spread DMT combines the advantages of both single carrier and multicarrier transmission together with a lower peak-to-average power ratio. Under the same experimental conditions, a lower bit-error-rate is achieved with DFT-spread DMT compared with standard DMT for transmission rates in the 1-Gb/s range.

Keywords

OFDM modulation; discrete Fourier transforms; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; DFT-spread DMT modulation; bit rate 1 Gbit/s; discrete Fourier transform; discrete multitone modulation; distance 100 m; laser based short range optical transmission; multicarrier transmission; single carrier transmission; step index plastic optical fiber link; Bit error rate; Delta modulation; Discrete Fourier transforms; Modulation; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Peak to average power ratio; DMT; Discrete Fourier transform-spread discrete multitone modulation (DFT-spread DMT); intensity modulation direct detection (IM/DD); optical fiber; orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM); short range networking; single carrier-frequency-domain equalization (FDE); step-index plastic optical fiber (SI-POF);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2012.2188888

Filename

6157601