Abstract
This paper studies the key aspects of an optical link which transmits a broadband microwave filter bank multicarrier (FBMC) signal. The study is presented in the context of creating an all-analogue real-time multigigabit orthogonal frequency division multiplexing electro-optical transceiver for short range and high-capacity data center networks. Passive microwave filters are used to perform the pulse shaping of the bit streams, allowing an orthogonal transmission without the necessity of digital signal processing (DSP). Accordingly, a cyclic prefix that would cause a reduction in the net data rate is not required. An experiment consisting of three orthogonally spaced 2.7 Gbaud quadrature phase shift keyed subchannels demonstrates that the spectral efficiency of traditional DSP-less subcarrier multiplexed links can be potentially doubled. A sensitivity of -29.5 dBm is achieved in a 1-km link.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 7312891 |
Pages (from-to) | 5073-5083 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Lightwave Technology |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 24 |
Early online date | 29 Oct 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 15 Dec 2015 |
Keywords
- Electro optical transceiver
- Filter Bank Multicarrier (FBMC)
- Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
- Subcarrier Multiplexing (SCM)