Title :
Experimental demonstration of an OFDM receiver based on a silicon-nanophotonic discrete Fourier transform filter
Author :
Da Ros, F. ; Nölle, M. ; Meuer, C. ; Rahim, A. ; Voigt, K. ; Abboud, A. ; Sackey, I. ; Schwarz, S. ; Molle, L. ; Winzer, G. ; Zimmermann, L. ; Schaffer, C.G. ; Bruns, J. ; Petermann, K. ; Schubert, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate the demultiplexing of 8×13.4 Gbaud OFDM-QPSK subcarriers using a silicon nanophotonic-based discrete Fourier transform (DFT) filter. All eight subcarriers showed less than 1.5 dB OSNR penalty compared to the theoretical limit.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; demultiplexing; discrete Fourier transforms; nanophotonics; optical fibre communication; optical filters; optical modulation; optical receivers; quadrature phase shift keying; silicon; DFT; OFDM receiver; OFDM-QPSK subcarriers; OSNR penalty; Si; demultiplexing; silicon-nanophotonic discrete Fourier transform filter; Discrete Fourier transforms; OFDM; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Signal to noise ratio; Coherent Communications; Fiber Optics Communications; Integrated optics; Multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995253
