Title :
OFDM symbol synchronization based on virtual subcarriers
Author :
Bouziane, Rachid
Author_Institution :
Electron. & Electr. Eng. Dept., UCL, London, UK
Abstract :
This paper describes a method for optical OFDM symbol synchronization using virtual subcarriers as an indicator of symbol starting point. It offers a reduction in DSP complexity and bandwidth overhead which makes it suitable for practical implementation.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; digital signal processing chips; optical fibre communication; synchronisation; DSP complexity; OFDM symbol synchronization; bandwidth overhead; symbol starting point; virtual subcarriers; Digital signal processing; Fiber optics; High-speed optical techniques; OFDM; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Synchronization;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1506-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2013.6656401