Novel Wide-Range Frequency Offset Estimation and Compensation for Burst-mode CPFSK Upstream Signaling in TDM-Based Digital Coherent PON

Abstract

The burst-mode continuous phase frequency shift-keying (CPFSK) transmitter that combines a directly modulated laser diode, an electro absorption modulator and a semiconductor optical amplifier is attractive as a cost-effective transmitter for phase modulation formats for digital signal processing (DSP)-based coherent passive optical network (PON) upstream signaling. However, since highly accurate wavelength controllers for the transmitters in optical network units (ONUs) create excessive cost burdens, large carrier frequency offsets (CFOs) must be expected. Thus, a CFO compensation method with wide compensation range is required. This paper proposes a novel CFO estimation and compensation method for burst-mode CPFSK signals in upstream PON signaling. The proposed method is based on a simple blind algorithm and does not require any training symbols. We demonstrate wide CFO compensation range, from −12 to 14 GHz, with high receiver sensitivity, less than −42.5 dBm for 10 Gbit/s binary CPFSK signals. This range far exceeds that of the conventional CFO compensation method using a blind algorithm. Moreover, the proposed method can enhance the convergence of finite impulse response (FIR) filters. The feasibility of the proposed CFO compensation technique is successfully demonstrated for burst-mode CPFSK signals.

Keywords

• Passive optical network (PON)
• time division multiplexing (TDM)
• continuous phase frequency shift-keying (CPFSK)
• burst-mode coherent receiver (BMCR)
• carrier fre-quency offset (CFO)