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Bidirectional hybrid OFDM based free-space/wireless-over-fiber transport system

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We propose and demonstrate a successful application of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), reflective semiconductor optical amplifier and polarization multiplexing techniques to facilitate bidirectional hybrid OFDM based integrated free-space optics and wireless transport system. The downlink 12 Gbps OFDM data-stream and 79 community antenna television (CATV) channels are transmitted over 50 km single mode fiber (SMF) as well as 12 m and 10 m free-space link, respectively. The uplink 10 Gbps/5 GHz and 5 Gbps/3.5 GHz OFDM data streams are communicated over separate 50 km SMF along with 8 m wireless links. We have used 32-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) and 16-QAM modulation formats for downlink and uplink, correspondingly. The performance of the system is observed by evaluating carrier-to-noise ratio (CNR), composite second-order (CSO) and composite-triple-beat (CTB) for the CATV signal, and constellations diagrams, bit error rate (BER), signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and error vector magnitude (EVM) values for the OFDM signals. After transmission over 50 km SMF as well as 10 m free-space, the resulting CNR, CSO and CTB values are > 51 dB, < − 63 dB and < − 65 dB, respectively. The receiver sensitivity of about 4 dBm is increased for the downlink OFDM signal at BER value of \(10^{ - 9}\) using LNA and CDR, as well as EVM and average SNR are observed below 10.5% and > 23.3 dB, respectively. 4 dBm and 3.2 dBm power penalties at BER of \(10^{ - 8}\), below 13% EVM and > 21.3 dB/ > 22.2 dB SNR values are observed for the uplink 10 Gbps/5 GHz and the 5 Gbps/3.5 GHz OFDM data signals, respectively, over 50 km SMF as well as 8 m wireless is observed.

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The authors would like to thanks Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia and DST, Govt. of West Bengal (Memo No; 1154(Sanc.)/ST/P/S&T/3G-1/2015 dated 01.03.2016) for financial support to carry the research work.

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    Rahul Mukherjee, Khaleda Mallick, Paulomi Mandal, Bubai Dutta, Bibhatsu Kuiri & Ardhendu Sekhar Patra

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Mukherjee, R., Mallick, K., Mandal, P. et al. Bidirectional hybrid OFDM based free-space/wireless-over-fiber transport system. Opt Quant Electron 52, 311 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-020-02428-z

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