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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD), 2012 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1602-6
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2012.6316554
