Title :
Companding transform based SPM compensation in coherent optical OFDM transmission
Author :
Chung, Hwan Seok ; Chang, Sun Hyok ; Kim, Kwangjoon
Author_Institution :
Opt. Internet Res. Dept., Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
We demonstrate a mitigation of fiber nonlinearity using μ-law companding transform in coherent optical OFDM transmission. After transmission of 1,040 km over SMF, the proposed scheme shows 5.5 dB OSNR improvements over non-companded signal.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; compensation; nonlinear optics; optical communication; optical fibres; SPM compensation; coherent optical OFDM transmission; fiber nonlinearity; noncompanded signal; Optical amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Peak to average power ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
