• DocumentCode
    3497960
  • Title

    All-optical discrete Fourier transform for OFDM demultiplexing and its sensitivity to phase errors

  • Author

    Schwarz, Stefan ; Schaeffer, Christian G. ; Rahim, Abdul ; Bruns, Juergen ; Petermann, Klaus

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of High-Freq. Eng., Helmut Schmidt Univ., Hamburg, Germany
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    28-31 Aug. 2012
  • Firstpage
    135
  • Lastpage
    136
  • Abstract
    We present the design of an optical OFDM-demultiplexer for the separation of 8 sub-channels. Using simulations, we investigate the tolerance towards phase errors in the structure which could be realized as a planar lightwave circuit (PLC).
  • Keywords
    OFDM modulation; channel spacing; demultiplexing; demultiplexing equipment; discrete Fourier transforms; optical communication equipment; optical planar waveguides; OFDM; PLC; all-optical discrete Fourier transform; demultiplexing; phase errors; planar lightwave circuit; subchannel separation; Adaptive optics; Couplers; Discrete Fourier transforms; OFDM; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Multimode interference devices; Optical communications; Optical transforms; Optoelectronic integrated circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD), 2012 12th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • ISSN
    2158-3234
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1602-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NUSOD.2012.6316554
  • Filename
    6316554