Title :
Digital coherent technology for long-reach optical access
Author :
Lavery, Domanic ; Savory, Seb J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
This semi-tutorial paper outlines the potential advantages afforded by digital coherent receivers in long-reach optical access networks. Low complexity DSP algorithms are discussed which relax the optical complexity requirements of a coherent receiver.
Keywords :
optical fibre subscriber loops; optical receivers; signal processing; digital coherent receivers; digital coherent technology; long-reach optical access; long-reach optical access networks; low complexity DSP algorithms; Complexity theory; Digital signal processing; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Passive optical networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Tu2F.1