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Analyzing Peak-to-Average Power Ratio Characteristics in Multi-Channel Intensity Modulation and Direct Detection
Lin Chen1, Xiaoyu Huang1, Wei Jin2
1College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 200090, China.
Abstract:
Cascaded inverse fast Fourier transform/fast Fourier transform (IFFT/FFT)-based multi-channel aggregation/de-aggregation offers a promising solution in constructing highly desirable flexible optical transceivers for considerably improving optical networks' elasticity, flexibility, and adaptability. However, the multi-channel aggregation operation unavoidably results in generated signals having high peak-to-average power ratios (PAPRs). To solve this technical challenge, this paper first explores the PAPR characteristics of the corresponding flexible transceivers in optical back-to-back (B2B) and 20 km intensity modulation and direct detection (IMDD) transmission systems, and then numerically investigates the feasibility and effectiveness of utilizing the conventional clipping techniques in reducing their PAPR reductions. The results show that the last IFFT operation size is the primary factor determining the PAPRs rather than the channel count and modulation format. For a given last IFFT operation size, the optimal clipping ratio can be identified, which is independent of channel count. With the identified optimal clipping ratio, when the channel count is >4, every two-channel increase in the channel count can only lead to <1.2 Gb/s decreases in the maximum aggregated signal transmission capacity.
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