• DocumentCode
    600687
  • Title

    Reconfigurable all-optical Discrete Fourier Transform in a wavelength selective switch for optical OFDM demultiplexing

  • Author

    Schroder, Jochen ; Du, Liang B. ; Roelens, Michael A. F. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J. ; Lowery, Arthur J.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    4-8 March 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We experimentally demonstrate that a multi-output optical DFT can be implemented using a LCOS-based wavelength-selective switch. This enables high-spectral efficiency OFDM systems to be implemented optically, potentially overcoming limitations in electronic processing.
  • Keywords
    OFDM modulation; demultiplexing; discrete Fourier transforms; optical switches; LCOS-based wavelength-selective switch; electronic processing; optical OFDM demultiplexing; reconfigurable all-optical discrete Fourier transform; wavelength selective switch; Adaptive optics; Discrete Fourier transforms; OFDM; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Ports (Computers);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0262-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6476512