Adaptive Loading Algorithm Implemented in AMOOFDM for NG-PON System Integrating Cost-Effective and Low-Bandwidth Optical Devices

Abstract

We experimentally investigate the transmission performance of a novel modulation based on a recently proposed technique of adaptively modulated optical orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (AMOOFDM) for next-generation passive optical network (NG-PON). This signal was generated by direct modulation of cost-effective and low-bandwidth commercially available distributed-feedback and vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. Using the Levin-Campello adaptive bit-loading algorithm for channel capacity optimization over AMOOFDM modulation to reach maximum transmission performance, we experimentally demonstrated that high bit rate can be transmitted in optical access network without the need for chromatic dispersion compensation and optical amplification on the link.