Title :
Equalizer complexity of mode division multiplexed coherent receivers
Author :
Inan, Beril ; Spinnler, Bernhard ; Ferreira, Filipe ; Lobato, Adriana ; Adhikari, Susmita ; Sleiffer, Vincent A J M ; van den Borne, Dirk ; Hanik, Norbert ; Jansen, Sander L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Commun. Eng., Tech. Univ. Munchen, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
We show that OFDM requires the lowest equalizer complexity for crosstalk compensation in a mode-division-multiplexing receiver. For a 2000-km transmission distance and less than 10% OFDM-specific overhead, the modal dispersion must be below 12 ps/km.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; equalisers; optical crosstalk; optical dispersion; optical modulation; optical receivers; OFDM; crosstalk compensation; lowest equalizer complexity; modal dispersion; mode division multiplexed coherent receivers; transmission distance; Complexity theory; Equalizers; OFDM; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
