Performance comparison between single and dual-arm MZM in 60 GHz OFDM-RoF system with OSSB modulation

Author

Bento, Diogo ; Medeiros, M.C.R. ; Laurêncio, Paula

Author_Institution

Inst. Super. de Eng., Univ. of Algarve, Faro, Portugal

fYear

2012

fDate

2-5 July 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Radio-over-fiber (RoF) systems which act as backbone networks are very promising means of reducing overall costs of 60 GHz WPANs, as well leading to networks with limited intercellular interference. The main objective of this paper is to compare the performance of two different Optical Single Sideband strategies in a 60 GHz OFDM-RoF system, in terms of inter-subcarrier distortion and robustness against dispersion. The comparative study presented here also includes practical impairments such as a finite extinction ratio in Mach-Zehnder modulators and system-added noise.

Keywords

OFDM modulation; optical modulation; personal area networks; radio-over-fibre; Mach-Zehnder modulators; OFDM-RoF system; OSSB modulation; WPAN; dual-arm MZM; frequency 60 GHz; intercellular interference; intersubcarrier distortion; optical single sideband strategies; radio-over-fiber systems; single-arm MZM; system-added noise; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Modulation; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical receivers; 60 GHz; fiber chromatic dispersion; inter-subcarrier interference; optical single sideband modulation; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; radio over fiber; symbol error rate;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2012 14th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Coventry

ISSN

2161-2056

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2228-7

Electronic_ISBN

2161-2056

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2012.6253812

Filename

6253812