Title :
Realization of optical OFDM using time lenses and its comparison with conventional OFDM for fiber-optic Systems
Author :
Yang, Dong ; Kumar, Shiva
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, Canada
Abstract :
It is proposed to use Fourier transforms in optical domain using time lenses both at transmitter and at receiver to realize optical OFDM. Results show that coherent OFDM systems have higher nonlinear tolerance than direct detection OFDM.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; OFDM modulation; lenses; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; optical transmitters; Fourier transforms; coherent OFDM systems; fiber-optic systems; nonlinear tolerance; optical OFDM; optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; receiver; time lenses; transmitter; Fiber nonlinear optics; Fourier transforms; High speed optical techniques; Lenses; OFDM; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
