Title :
Fast wavelength switching DP-OFDM transceiver in a 5-node 800km coherent OBS network
Author :
Maher, Robert ; Hou-Man Chin ; Thakur, Manoj P. ; Lavery, Domanic ; Bayvel, Polina ; Savory, Seb J. ; Thomsen, Benn C.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Networks Group, Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
Fast wavelength switching OFDM transceiver enables the coherent reception of 2-burst channels within a 1dB penalty after 800km transmission. Burst detection and variable path-history compensation are performed using inherent OFDM synchronization symbols and cyclic prefix.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; optical burst switching; optical switches; optical transceivers; telecommunication channels; 2-burst channels; OFDM synchronization symbols; burst detection; coherent OBS network; cyclic prefix; distance 800 km; dual-polarization orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; fast wavelength switching DP-OFDM transceiver; variable path-history compensation; OFDM; Optical fiber networks; Optical noise; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Signal to noise ratio; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Tu2G.4
