2009 · 40 citations · 1 references
EngineeringCommunicationElectrical EngineeringDigital CommunicationPhotonicsWireless CommunicationsChannel CapacityFiber-optic CommunicationOptical Communication SystemsOptical InterconnectsOptical ModulationPolarization OpticsComplexityDirect DetectionDirect-detection Optical CommunicationDirect-detection ReceiversImplementation ComplexityMimo Optical LinksMimo SystemsPolarization-division Multiplexing
We propose and experimentally demonstrate the first 40-Gb/s MIMO-OFDM-PON. Superior performance over 20 km SSMF plus 15 dB attenuation is reported using polarization multiplexing and direct photo-detection, thereby significantly reducing implementation complexity and cost.
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