Time-spreading wavelength-hopping optical CDMA system using EWO and TCM

In this paper, time-spreading wavelength-hopping optical CDMA system using trellis coded modulation scheme is investigated. The carrier hopping prime code and its shifted version are employed as signature sequences. Since the carrier hopping prime code is a symmetric code, the out of phase autocorrelation is zero. Applying the orthogonality of the signature sequences, the ternary transmission mechanism can be achieved. The proposed coding scheme is simple in both transmitter and receiver. As the multiple access interference and beat noise are the major deterioration of system performance, using coding scheme is an effective way to reduce the error floor. The numerical results reveal that the proposed coding scheme can significantly improve the system performance.

► We employ TCM and EWO scheme in T/W optical CDMA system. ► The ternary symbols are generated by the two orthogonal signature sequences. ► The MAI and beat noise are the major deterioration of system performance.