WDMA/subcarrier-FDMA lightwave networks: limitations due to opticalbeat interference |
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Authors: | Shankaranarayanan NK Elby SD Lau KY |
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Affiliation: | Columbia Univ., New York, NY; |
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Abstract: | The authors present a general model of optical beat interference, and its contribution of channel outage in a WD-SFDMA (wavelength division-subcarrier frequency division multiple access) network. The probability of channel outage due to optical beat interference is determined from analysis and computer simulation for externally and directly modulated single-mode lasers. These results are used to calculate the ultimate limitation on the throughput and capacity of the network due to beat note interference, for a simple retransmission protocol. It is shown that, as more subcarrier channels are added, network capacity increases sublinearly and eventually saturates |
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