Title :
Bit error rate calculation for a single sideband OFDM signal with direct detection optically pre-amplified receivers
Author :
Peng, Wei-Ren ; Feng, Kai-Ming ; Chi, Sien ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics & Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu
Abstract :
We provide a fast and accurate BER calculation for a SSB-OFDM signal by considering the SNR of each subcarrier separately. The numerical results show that our scheme can accurately evaluate the BER for different QAM formats even under a strong optical filtering.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; error statistics; optical filters; optical receivers; optical signal detection; QAM; SNR; SSB-OFDM signal; bit error rate calculation; optical filtering; optically pre-amplified receiver; single sideband OFDM signal; Bit error rate; Filtering; OFDM; Optical detectors; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Signal detection; Signal to noise ratio; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (060.4080) Modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
