Long-haul transmission of 35-Gb/s all-optical OFDM signal without using tunable dispersion compensation and time gating

Long-haul transmission of 35-Gb/s all-optical OFDM signal without using tunable dispersion compensation and time gating

We propose that the optical OFDM technique using all optical discrete Fourier transform (DFT) has potential as a viable alternative for upgrading long-haul optical transmission systems towards 100-Gb/s. We demonstrate transmission of 35-Gb/s (7 x 5 Gb/s NRZ-OOK) all-optical OFDM signal over ~2000-km...

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Published in:Optics express Vol. 19; no. 26; pp. B811 - B816
Main Authors: Kang, I, Chadrasekhar, S, Rasras, M, Liu, X, Cappuzzo, M, Gomez, L T, Chen, Y F, Buhl, L, Cabot, S, Jaques, J
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 12-12-2011
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Summary:We propose that the optical OFDM technique using all optical discrete Fourier transform (DFT) has potential as a viable alternative for upgrading long-haul optical transmission systems towards 100-Gb/s. We demonstrate transmission of 35-Gb/s (7 x 5 Gb/s NRZ-OOK) all-optical OFDM signal over ~2000-km dispersion-managed span without using tunable dispersion compensation and time gating. We achieve bit error ratio of 1.2x10(-3) (7x10(-3)) for transmission over 1980-km (2310-km) all-EDFA amplified span consisting of standard single mode fiber (SSMF) and dispersion compensating fiber (DCF). We also study the nonlinear penalty impacting the all-optical OFDM transmission and discuss potential method for its mitigation.
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ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.19.00B811