Title :
High-power budget OFDM-PON compatible with ultra-narrow channel spacing
Author :
Cossu, G. ; Bottoni, F. ; Corsini, R. ; Artiglia, M. ; Presi, M. ; Ciaramella, E.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna - TeCIP, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We demonstrate a coherent OFDM-PON based on a simplified coherent receiver, which exploits a DFB local oscillator without phase/frequency locking. We achieve ultra-narrow channel spacing (Δν = 1.6 GHz) and high-power budget (43 dB/35 dB) for 1.25/10 Gb/s.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; optical receivers; passive optical networks; DFB local oscillator; high power budget OFDM-PON; phase-frequency locking; simplified coherent receiver; ultra narrow channel spacing; Bandwidth; OFDM; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Receivers; Sensitivity; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964036
