Title :
Experimental Demonstration of Real-Time Optical OFDM Transmission at 7.5 Gb/s Over 25-km SSMF Using a 1-GHz RSOA
Author :
Giddings, R.P. ; Hugues-Salas, E. ; Jin, X.Q. ; Wei, J.L. ; Tang, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Bangor Univ., Bangor, UK
fDate :
6/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The 7.5-Gb/s real-time end-to-end optical orthogonal frequency-division-multiplexing (OOFDM) transceivers incorporating variable power loading on each individual subcarrier are demonstrated experimentally using a live-optimized reflective semiconductor optical amplifier intensity modulator having a modulation bandwidth as narrow as 1 GHz. Real-time OOFDM signal transmission at 7.5 Gb/s over 25-km standard single-mode fiber is achieved across the C-band in simple intensity modulation and direct detection systems without in-line optical amplification and dispersion compensation.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; frequency division multiplexing; optical receivers; optical transmitters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; transceivers; bit rate 7.5 Gbit/s; distance 25 km; frequency 1 GHz; optical amplification; optical orthogonal frequency-division-multiplexing transceivers; real-time optical OFDM transmission; reflective semiconductor optical amplifier; standard single-mode fiber; Optical fiber communication; optical modulation; orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM); semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2010.2045493
