Abstract
This investigation demonstrates the generation of OFDM-RoF signal using frequency doubling technique for the first time, to the author's best knowledge. The 4-Gb/s OFDM signal using 16-QAM format modulated on each subcarrier at a center frequency of 19GHz is experimentally demonstrated. Benchmarked against the OOK format, the 16-QAM OFDM format has the higher spectral efficiency with a sensitivity penalty of less than 2.6 dB. After transmission over 50-km single mode fiber, the power penalties of RF OOK and OFDM signals are less than 0.5dB.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6056-6063 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 28 Apr 2008 |