Title :
Wdm channel spacing in ultra long haul optical OFDM systems
Author :
Du, Liang ; Lowery, Arthur ; Armstrong, Jean
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, VIC
Abstract :
We investigate the effect of WDM channel spacing on a 4000 km system using optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) for dispersion compensation. We find that channel spacings > 25 GHz approach the single-channel nonlinear limit.
Keywords :
channel spacing; frequency division multiplexing; optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; channel spacing; dispersion compensation; distance 4000 km; optical OFDM systems; optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; single-channel nonlinear limit; ultra long haul; Channel spacing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; OFDM; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519261
