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
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