Project description
Advancing colourless optical transmitters for next-gen networks
Future mobile and wireless networks demand compact and cost-effective optical front-haul solutions to support ever-growing data traffic. Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOAs) offer a promising approach, as they can both amplify and modulate signals, making them ideal for colourless optical transmitters. However, challenges such as nonlinearities and noise in Wavelength Division Multiplexing-Passive Optical Networks (WDM-PONs) must be addressed to fully harness their potential. Efficient integration of SOAs into Radio over Fiber (RoF) systems is crucial for advancing next-generation 5G and 6G infrastructure. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the SOAT-NG project explores Reflective SOA (RSOA)-based colourless transmitter designs to enhance RoF networks. It aims to develop multi-gigabit transmission solutions using advanced 16-PAM modulation and optimise RSOA performance.
Objective
Colourless optical transmitters provide compact and economic designs to develop optical front-haul network technologies for future mobile and general wireless networks. Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOAs) have great potential in realising efficient colourless transmitters as they can simultaneously provide amplification and modulation capabilities. This project will exploit Reflective SOA (RSOA) based colourless transmitter designs to integrate efficient and cost-effective Radio over Fiber (RoF) systems. The RSOAs feasibility to integrate developed technologies like Wavelength Division Multiplexing-Passive Optical Network (WDM-PON) for next generation access networks will be addressed. The project will carry out RSOA/system modelling and experimental evaluation of several designs focusing on multi Gigabit/per second data transmission through the use of advanced modulation formats in particular as 16-level Pulse Amplitude Modulation (16-PAM). The designed systems will employ and compare two seeding schemes to optically feed RSOA; external light seeding with coherent light source and broadband seeding. Transmission system performance will be evaluated particularly in terms of received signal constellation properties and Bit Error Rate (BER). The impact of RSOAs in such systems will be studied in detail to decide the optimal RSOA operating parameters such as its bias and modulation currents and input optical power. The work will address challenges that impact SOA performance in WDM-PONs, such as the influence of SOA non-linearities and noise. The proposed research will aid the design of novel RoF systems that can support future 5/6G infrastructure. The project will be implemented in a leading multi-disciplinary research group and the researcher will bring modelling and advanced experimental hands-on experiences that will facilitate research in the group
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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