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Discrete multitone format for repeater-less direct-modulation direct-detection over 150 km

Discrete multitone format for repeater-less direct-modulation direct-detection over 150 km
Discrete multitone format for repeater-less direct-modulation direct-detection over 150 km
High-capacity and low-cost repeater-less transmission beyond 50 km is of interest for the next-generation inter-data center communications. Transmission over such relatively long distance generally requires transmission in the 1550-nm low-loss telecom band that is, however, impaired by chromatic dispersion. Here, we study the performance of the direct modulation direct detection (DM-DD) system using the discrete multi-tone (DMT) format for repeater-less transmission through up to 150 km of a standard single mode fiber (SMF-28) using the 1550 nm band. The achievable capacity for two different types of directly modulated lasers is studied experimentally and compared with that achievable using chirp-free modulation using a push-pull LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder external modulator (MZM). The benefit of using a larger bandwidth signal is found to diminish as the transmission distance increases. 28 and 25 Gbit/s signal transmission (Bit Error Ratio, BER < 3.8×10-3) over 50 km and 75 km are achieved using just 8-GHz modulation-bandwidth.
0733-8724
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Liu, Zhixin
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Kelly, Brian
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O'Carroll, John
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Phelan, Richard
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Richardson, David
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Liu, Zhixin
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O'Carroll, John
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Phelan, Richard
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Richardson, David
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Liu, Zhixin, Kelly, Brian, O'Carroll, John, Phelan, Richard, Richardson, David and Slavík, Radan (2016) Discrete multitone format for repeater-less direct-modulation direct-detection over 150 km. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 34 (13), 3223 - 3229. (doi:10.1109/JLT.2016.2555962).

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Abstract

High-capacity and low-cost repeater-less transmission beyond 50 km is of interest for the next-generation inter-data center communications. Transmission over such relatively long distance generally requires transmission in the 1550-nm low-loss telecom band that is, however, impaired by chromatic dispersion. Here, we study the performance of the direct modulation direct detection (DM-DD) system using the discrete multi-tone (DMT) format for repeater-less transmission through up to 150 km of a standard single mode fiber (SMF-28) using the 1550 nm band. The achievable capacity for two different types of directly modulated lasers is studied experimentally and compared with that achievable using chirp-free modulation using a push-pull LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder external modulator (MZM). The benefit of using a larger bandwidth signal is found to diminish as the transmission distance increases. 28 and 25 Gbit/s signal transmission (Bit Error Ratio, BER < 3.8×10-3) over 50 km and 75 km are achieved using just 8-GHz modulation-bandwidth.

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Submitted date: 27 October 2015
Accepted/In Press date: 18 March 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 21 April 2016
Published date: July 2016
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 386359
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/386359
ISSN: 0733-8724
PURE UUID: 2dd2f75c-d9d8-45f7-a2b8-30d9563f36e4
ORCID for David Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-1058
ORCID for Radan Slavík: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9336-4262

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Date deposited: 21 Mar 2016 17:43
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:32

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Author: Zhixin Liu
Author: Brian Kelly
Author: John O'Carroll
Author: Richard Phelan
Author: Radan Slavík ORCID iD

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