Experimental demonstration of 1.08 Tb/s PDM CO-SCFDM transmission over 3170 km SSMF

Opt Express. 2012 Jan 16;20(2):787-93. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.000787.

Abstract

Coherent optical single-carrier frequency-division-multiplexing (CO-SCFDM) is a promising candidate for future high-speed long-haul optical fiber transmission system. Being a modified form of coherent optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (CO-OFDM), the CO-SCFDM can inherit the advantages such as low computation complexity and high flexibility, while suffers less nonlinear impairment due to much lower peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR). In this paper, we experimentally demonstrate 1.08 Tb/s polarization-division multiplexing (PDM) CO-SCFDM transmission over 3170 km standard single-mode fiber (SSMF) with Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) only. The back-to-back and nonlinear transmission performances for CO-OFDM and CO-SCFDM are also compared.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Electronics / instrumentation*
  • Electronics / methods*
  • Equipment Design
  • Fiber Optic Technology / instrumentation*
  • Fiber Optic Technology / methods*
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Telecommunications / instrumentation*