Optical burst-switched SSB-OFDM using a fast switching SG-DBR laser

Colm Browning, Kai Shi, Andrew Ellis, Liam P. Barry

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Abstract

The application of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) in an optical burst-switched system employing a single fast switching sample grating-distributed Bragg reflector (SG-DBR) laser is demonstrated experimentally. The effect of filter profiles compatible with 50, 25, and 12.5 GHz wavelength-division multiplexing grids on the system is investigated with system performance examined in terms of error vector magnitude per subcarrier for OFDM burst data beginning at various times after a switching event. Additionally the placement of the OFDM training sequence within the data burst and its effect on the system is investigated.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)994-1000
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Optical Communications and Networking
Volume5
Issue number9
Early online date15 Aug 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2013

Keywords

  • burst-switched
  • networks
  • OFDM
  • optical communications
  • wavelength division multiplexing

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