Title :
OFDM vs. OOK with MLSD for IM/DD systems
Author :
Barros, Daniel J F ; Kahn, Joseph M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We compare the performance of direct-detection OFDM techniques using optimized power allocations to the performance of OOK with MLSD in amplified direct-detection systems using single-mode fiber.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; amplitude shift keying; intensity modulation; maximum likelihood detection; optical fibre communication; IM/DD systems; MLSD; OFDM; OOK; intensity-modulation-with-direct-detection; maximum likelihood sequence detection; on-off keying; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Intensity modulation; Nonlinear optics; OFDM modulation; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Power system modeling; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
