Optical-Ofdm Systems

This book intends to give a coherent and comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of OFDM signal processing and coding,with a distinctive focus on its broad range of applications. It is designed for two diverse groups of researchers: (1) optical communication engineers who are proficient in optical science and interested in applying OFDM technology, but who are intimidated by sophisticated OFDM terminologies, and (2) wireless communication engineers who are content with their DSP skill set, but are disoriented by a perceived huge gap between the optical and radio-frequency (RF) communications worlds. We have attempted to make the individual chapters self-contained while maintaining the flow and connectivity between them