Title :
Is Optical OFDM a Viable Alternative to Single-Carrier Transmission for Future Long-Haul Optical Systems?
Author :
Barbieri, A. ; Colavolpe, G. ; Foggi, T. ; Forestieri, E. ; Prati, G.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and single-carrier (SC) data transmission are compared as potential candidates for the next generation coherent long-haul 100 Gbps optical communication systems. The comparison takes into account impairments either general or mainly related to coherent detection, e.g., group velocity dispersion (GVD), polarization mode dispersion (PMD), non-linear effects, phase noise due to transmit and receive lasers, uncompensated frequency offset, other synchronization aspects, overall complexity, power and spectral efficiency, technological constraints.
Keywords :
data communication; frequency division multiplexing; light polarisation; optical communication; optical dispersion; signal detection; coherent detection; next generation coherent optical communication systems; optical OFDM; optical systems; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; single-carrier data transmission; single-carrier transmission; Data communication; Laser modes; Laser noise; Nonlinear optics; OFDM; Optical fiber communication; Phase detection; Phase frequency detector; Phase noise; Polarization mode dispersion;
Conference_Titel :
Communications (ICC), 2010 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6402-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.2010.5502059
