Title :
OFDM spectral efficiency limits from fiber and system non-linearities
Author :
Haunstein, Herbert ; Mayrock, Markus
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland AG, Nuremberg, Germany
Abstract :
Coherent optical OFDM systems offer a straight-forward approach to address high spectral efficiency. Non-linear impairments set limits to the maximum spectral efficiency. The limiting effects are explored by simulations, calibrated from published experimental results.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; optical fibre networks; OFDM spectral efficiency limits; coherent optical OFDM systems; nonlinear impairments; system nonlinearities; Fiber nonlinear optics; OFDM; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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
