Title :
Transmission impairment compensation using broadband channel sounding in multi-format OFDM-based long-reach PONs
Author :
Morant, Maria ; Alves, Tiago ; Cartaxo, Adolfo ; Llorente, Roberto
Author_Institution :
Nanophotonics Technol. Centre, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
A centralized impairment compensation technique using outband RF-pilots in OFDM-based long-reach PONs supporting quadruple-play services is proposed. With this technique, a 6.7dB EVM improvement is achieved, and all signals are EVM-compliant after 100km of SSMF.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; broadband networks; optical fibre communication; passive optical networks; EVM-compliant; broadband channel sounding; long-reach PON; multi-format OFDM; outband RF-pilots; quadruple-play services; transmission impairment compensation; OFDM; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical network units; WiMAX;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
