| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463888 | Optical Fiber Technology | 2009 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The sensitivity of optical orthogonal-frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission to the finite resolutions of the digital-to-analog (DAC) and analog-to-digital converters (ADC) has been analyzed using numerical simulations. We show that for back-to-back configuration the requirements regarding the number of quantization bits for the DACs are similar to the ones of the ADCs. After transmission over metro and long-haul distances a higher resolution of the DAC/ADC is required compared to back-to-back configuration. We show that after transmission it is sufficient to enhance either the ADC resolution or the DAC resolution by 1 bit.
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Authors
Stephan Pachnicke, Sinan Özdür, Helmut Griesser, Cornelius Fürst, Peter M. Krummrich,