• DocumentCode
    3524378
  • Title

    Improving Sensitivity and Spectral Efficiency in Direct-Detection Optical OFDM Systems

  • Author

    Lowery, Arthur J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, VIC, Australia
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    24-28 Feb. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Analysis and simulations show that boosting the carrier power relative to the sideband just prior to photodetection, using an optical filter, will significantly increase the sensitivity and spectral efficiency of direct-detection optical orthogonal frequency-division multiplexed systems.
  • Keywords
    OFDM modulation; optical fibre communication; optical filters; sensitivity; direct detection; optical OFDM systems; optical filter; orthogonal frequency division multiplexed systems; photodetection; sensitivity; spectral efficiency; Bandwidth; OFDM; Optical computing; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Signal to noise ratio;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-856-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528367
  • Filename
    4528367