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
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