Title :
Sensitivity improvement using amplified optical self-coherent detection in an optical OFDM system
Author :
Feng, Kai-Ming ; Shiu, Rung-Ting ; Huang, Yu-Wen ; Peng, Wei-Ren
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Commun. Eng., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
We proposed and analyzed an amplified self-coherent detection scheme by extracting and amplifying the optical carrier in an optical OFDM receiver. Simulation results exhibit about 6-dB OSNR sensitivity improvement over traditional direct-detected OFDM receiver.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical receivers; optical signal detection; OFDM receiver; amplified optical self-coherent detection; optical OFDM system; sensitivity improvement; OFDM; Optical detectors; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343478
