The evolution of optical OFDM

Xiaoyu Zhang , Zunaira Barbar, Periklis Petropoulos, Harald Haas, Lajos Hanzo

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Abstract

Optical Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (O-OFDM) is eminently suitable for mitigating the multi-path and chromatic dispersion in both Visible Light Communications (VLC) and Optical Fiber Communications. We commence our discourse by surveying the conception and historic evolution of O-OFDM designed for both VLC and optical fiber, culminating in the birth of its most flexible design alternative, namely Layered Asymmetrically Clipped Optical OFDM (LACO-OFDM). We demonstrate that it is eminently suitable for intensity-modulation and direct-detection aided optical communication systems and characterize its design flexibility. It is also shown that given its flexibility, it subsumes a wide range of optical OFDM schemes conceived over the past two decades or so. The LACO-OFDM transmitter and receiver designs strike a compelling compromise between the features of the popular Asymmetrically Clipped Optical OFDM (ACO-OFDM) and Direct-Current-biased Optical OFDM (DCO-OFDM). The pivotal role of forward error correction designs is also surveyed with the objective of striking a coding gain versus complexity trade-off. We conclude by highlighting a suite of promising techniques capable of further improving the system performance, but require further research. The take-away message of the paper crystallized in the associated design guidelines.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1430-1457
Number of pages28
JournalIEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Mar 2021

Keywords

  • forward error correction
  • LACO-OFDM
  • performance analysis
  • signal characterization
  • transceiver design

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