Abstract
In order to preserve the performance of incoherent OCDMA systems it is imperative to maintain the width of the OCDMA auto-correlation function. This can be challenging in OCDMA systems when using multi-wavelength pico-second pulses as code carriers. In this respect, a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA) was used to control the chirp of OCDMA code carriers before fiber transmission, and the resulting effect on the recovered OCDMA auto-correlation was investigated at the receiving end after a 16 km long transmission in a fiber optic testbed with imperfectly balanced chromatic dispersion (CD)
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Early online date | 12 Mar 2018 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 12 Mar 2018 |
Keywords
- code division multiple access (CDMA)
- OCDMA auto-correlation
- chirp
- semiconductor optical amplifier
- chromatic dispersion
- SOA