Dispersion and nonlinear effects in OFDM-RoF system

Bader H. Alhasson, Albe M. Bloul, M. Matin

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Abstract

The radio-over-fiber (RoF) network has been a proven technology to be the best candidate for the wireless-access technology, and the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) technique has been established as the core technology in the physical layer of next generation wireless communication system, as a result OFDM-RoF has drawn attentions worldwide and raised many new research topics recently. At the present time, the trend of information industry is towards mobile, wireless, digital and broadband. The next generation network (NGN) has motivated researchers to study higher-speed wider-band multimedia communication to transmit (voice, data, and all sorts of media such as video) at a higher speed. The NGN would offer services that would necessitate broadband networks with bandwidth higher than 2Mbit/s per radio channel. Many new services emerged, such as Internet Protocol TV (IPTV), High Definition TV (HDTV), mobile multimedia and video stream media. Both speed and capacity have been the key objectives in transmission. In the meantime, the demand for transmission bandwidth increased at a very quick pace. The coming of 4G and 5G era will provide faster data transmission and higher bit rate and bandwidth. Taking advantages of both optical communication and wireless communication, OFDM Radio over Fiber (OFDM-RoF) system is characterized by its high speed, large capacity and high spectral efficiency. However, up to the present there are some problems to be solved, such as dispersion and nonlinearity effects. In this paper we will study the dispersion and nonlinearity effects and their elimination in OFDM-radio-over-fiber system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptics and Photonics for Information Processing IV
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
EventOptics and Photonics for Information Processing IV - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 4 Aug 20105 Aug 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7797
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceOptics and Photonics for Information Processing IV
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period4/08/105/08/10

Keywords

  • And next generation network (NGN)
  • Multicarrier modulation (MCM)
  • Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)
  • The radio-over-fiber (RoF)

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