Title :
Equalization Techniques for 100Mb/s Data Rates on SI-POF for Optical Short Reach Applications
Author :
Nespola, Antonino ; Camatel, Stefano ; Abrate, Silivo ; Cárdenas, Daniel ; Gaudino, Roberto
Author_Institution :
Ist. Superiore Mario Boella, Turino
Abstract :
In this paper, we propose the combination of 8-PAM modulation, pre-emphasis and adaptive equalization to overcome 1mm-SI-POF bandwidth limitations in optical short reach links. An error-free transmission at 100Mbit/s over 200 m SI-POF is experimentally demonstrated.
Keywords :
adaptive equalisers; bandwidth allocation; optical fibre communication; optical links; pulse amplitude modulation; 8-PAM modulation; SI-POF bandwidth limitation; adaptive equalization technique; bit rate 100 Mbit/s; data rate; error-free transmission; optical short reach link; step-index 1mm poly-methil-meta-acrilate plastic optical fiber; Bandwidth; Field programmable gate arrays; Finite impulse response filter; High speed optical techniques; Light emitting diodes; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical polymers; Transfer functions;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348625
