• DocumentCode
    3433464
  • 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
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    10-13 July 2006
  • Firstpage
    7
  • Lastpage
    9
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519261
  • Filename
    4519261