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.
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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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July 2016
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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Slavík, Radan
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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), .
(doi:10.1109/JLT.2016.2555962).
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
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/386359
ISSN: 0733-8724
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