• DocumentCode
    1677512
  • Title

    Bidirectional DFEs for 10Gb/s Ethernet over Multimode Fiber Links: Complexity Reduction and Reach Extension

  • Author

    Balemarthy, Kasyapa ; Ralph, Stephen E.

  • Author_Institution
    Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We propose a bidirectional DFE (BiDFE) to mitigate ISI in multimode fibers. We demonstrate that a BiDFE with 8 feedforward and 3 feedback taps per DFE can achieve a reach of 350-400 m over legacy MMF.
  • Keywords
    decision feedback equalisers; intersymbol interference; optical fibre LAN; optical links; Ethernet; bidirectional DFE; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; complexity reduction; intersymbol interference; multimode fiber link; Connectors; Decision feedback equalizers; Ethernet networks; Intersymbol interference; Optical feedback; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical signal processing; Optical variables control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-831-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2007.4348442
  • Filename
    4348442