Title :
Rayleigh backscattering performance of carrier distributed passive optical networks using of OFDM-QAM signal
Author :
Chow, C.W. ; Yeh, C.H. ; Wang, C.H. ; Shih, F.Y. ; Chi, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics, Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu
Abstract :
We quantify the performance of OFDM-QAM signal when subjected to the noise produced by the carrier-generated and signal-generated Rayleigh backscattering that are present in the carrier-distributed WDM-PONs.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; Rayleigh scattering; optical fibre networks; quadrature amplitude modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; OFDM-QAM signal; Rayleigh backscattering; carrier distributed passive optical networks; carrier-distributed WDM-PON; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Backscatter; OFDM; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Passive optical networks; Signal generators; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (290.5870) Scattering, Rayleigh;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
