Abstract
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is a promising modulation technique commonly being used in wired
and wireless communications. Recently this technique being implemented in optical fiber communication systems due to its
high spectral efficiency, ability to combat both polarization and chromatic dispersions and flexibility in digital signal
processing’s. However, a major drawback of OFDM is its high Peak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR) which increases with
the number of subcarriers. High PAPR requires high dynamic range of Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog converters
and power amplifiers. Consequently, PAPR reduction schemes become an essential part of Optical OFDM (OOFDM)
systems. In this paper, Optimal Subcarrier Pairing (OSP) technique is proposed to achieve peak power reduction. Further to
improve Optical Signal to Noise Ratio (OSNR) for the proposed system to give a certain required value of Bit Error Rate
(BER), Subcarrier Exclusion (SE) technique is also proposed..
Keywords
Optimal Subcarrier Pairing (OSP), Peak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR), Subcarrier Exclusion (SE), Optical SNR(OSNR).
Citation
M. PALANIVELAN, SHEILA ANAND, Subcarrier exclusion and optimal subcarrier pairing based peak to average power ratio reduction in DD-OOFDM systems, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 10, 11-12, November–December 2016, pp.873-878 (2016).
Submitted at: Nov. 24, 2015
Accepted at: Nov. 25, 2016