Title :
Improving nonlinear precompensation in direct-detection optical OFDM communications systems
Author :
Du, Liang ; Lowery, Arthur
Author_Institution :
Monash Univ., Clayton, VIC
Abstract :
Carrier boosting at the receiver enables direct detection optical OFDM (DDO-OFDM) to outperform coherent OOFDM in the nonlinear limit. Boosting also improves the effectiveness of nonlinearity precompensation substantially.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; optical communication; carrier boosting; direct-detection optical OFDM communications systems; nonlinear precompensation; receiver; Boosting; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; OFDM; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729494
