100 Gbps IM/DD links using quad-polarization: performance, complexity, and power dissipation

S. Saldaña Cerćos (Corresponding author), M. Piels, J. Estaŕan, M. Usuga, E. Porto da Silva, A. Manolova Fagertun, I. Tafur Monroy

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Abstract

A computational complexity, power consumption, and receiver sensitivity analysis for three different scenarios for short-range direct detection links is presented: 1) quad-polarization, 2) wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), and 3) parallel optics. Results show that the power consumption penalty associated to the quad-polarization digital signal processing (DSP) is negligibly small. However, the required analog to digital converters account for 47.6% of the total system power consumption. Transmission of 4x32 Gbps over 2 km standard single mode fiber is achieved with a receiver sensitivity of 4.4 dBm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19954-19968
Number of pages15
JournalOptics Express
Volume23
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Jul 2015
Externally publishedYes

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