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Michael Huebner

Bio: Michael Huebner is an academic researcher from Ruhr University Bochum. The author has contributed to research in topics: Control reconfiguration & Field-programmable gate array. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 84 publications receiving 2638 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael Huebner include Xilinx & Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.


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TL;DR: An optical fast Fourier transform scheme is demonstrated that provides the necessary computing power to encode lower-bitrate tributaries into 10.8 and 26.0 Tbit s-1 line-rate orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) data streams and to decode them from fibre-transmitted OFDM data streams.
Abstract: Optical transmission systems with terabit per second (Tbit s-1) single-channel line rates no longer seem to be too far-fetched. New services such as cloud computing, three-dimensional high-definition television and virtual-reality applications require unprecedented optical channel bandwidths. These high-capacity optical channels, however, are fed from lower-bitrate signals. The question then is whether the lower-bitrate tributary information can viably, energy-efficiently and effortlessly be encoded to and extracted from terabit per second data streams. We demonstrate an optical fast Fourier transform scheme that provides the necessary computing power to encode lower-bitrate tributaries into 10.8 and 26.0 Tbit s-1 line-rate orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) data streams and to decode them from fibre-transmitted OFDM data streams. Experiments show the feasibility and ease of handling terabit per second data with low energy consumption. To the best of our knowledge, this is the largest line rate ever encoded onto a single light source.

544 citations

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TL;DR: Theoretical results and numerical simulations conclude that the EVM is an appropriate metric for optical channels limited by additive white Gaussian noise.
Abstract: We examine the relation between optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR), error vector magnitude (EVM), and bit-error ratio (BER). Theoretical results and numerical simulations are compared to measured values of OSNR, EVM, and BER. We conclude that the EVM is an appropriate metric for optical channels limited by additive white Gaussian noise. Results are supported by experiments with six modulation formats at symbol rates of 20 and 25 GBd generated by a software-defined transmitter.

539 citations

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TL;DR: The analogy to optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing is discussed and it is shown that using appropriate algorithms, Nyquist pulse shaped modulation formats can be encoded on a single wavelength at speeds beyond 100 Gbit/s in real-time.
Abstract: Nyquist sinc-pulse shaping provides spectral efficiencies close to the theoretical limit. In this paper we discuss the analogy to optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing and compare both techniques with respect to spectral efficiency and peak to average power ratio. We then show that using appropriate algorithms, Nyquist pulse shaped modulation formats can be encoded on a single wavelength at speeds beyond 100 Gbit/s in real-time. Finally we discuss the proper reception of Nyquist pulses.

196 citations

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26 Apr 2004
TL;DR: This contribution presents a first approach for a flexible versatile FPGA-based run-time system supporting a resource saving function multiplex for a growing number of engine control units.
Abstract: Summary form only given. The handling of an increasing number of automotive comfort functionalities has become a significant problem for the most automobile manufacturers since communication, power consumption, available space and cost become important issues for a growing number of engine control units. Our contribution presents a first approach for a flexible versatile FPGA-based run-time system supporting a resource saving function multiplex.

184 citations

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02 Jul 2012
TL;DR: It is concluded that for optical channels with additive Gaussian noise the EVM metric is a reliable quality measure and for nondata-aided reception, BER below 0.01 can be estimated from measured EVM.
Abstract: Measuring the quality of optical signals is one of the most important tasks in optical communications. A variety of metrics are available, namely the general shape of the eye diagram, the optical signal-to-noise power ratio (OSNR), the Q-factor as a measure of the eye opening, the error vector magnitude (EVM) that is especially suited for quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) formats, and the bit error ratio (BER). While the BER is the most conclusive quality determinant, it is sometimes difficult to quantify, especially for simulations and off-line processing. We compare various metrics analytically, by simulation, and through experiments. We further discuss BER estimates derived from OSNR, Q-factor and EVM data and compare them to measurements employing six modulation formats at symbol rates of 20 GBd and 25 GBd, which were generated by a software-defined transmitter. We conclude that for optical channels with additive Gaussian noise the EVM metric is a reliable quality measure. For nondata-aided reception, BER below 0.01 can be estimated from measured EVM.

135 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors demonstrate the ability to multiplex and transfer data between twisted beams of light with different amounts of orbital angular momentum, which provides new opportunities for increasing the data capacity of free-space optical communications links.
Abstract: Researchers demonstrate the ability to multiplex and transfer data between twisted beams of light with different amounts of orbital angular momentum — a development that provides new opportunities for increasing the data capacity of free-space optical communications links.

3,556 citations

01 Aug 2001
TL;DR: The study of distributed systems which bring to life the vision of ubiquitous computing systems, also known as ambient intelligence, is concentrated on in this work.
Abstract: With digital equipment becoming increasingly networked, either on wired or wireless networks, for personal and professional use alike, distributed software systems have become a crucial element in information and communications technologies. The study of these systems forms the core of the ARLES' work, which is specifically concerned with defining new system software architectures, based on the use of emerging networking technologies. In this context, we concentrate on the study of distributed systems which bring to life the vision of ubiquitous computing systems, also known as ambient intelligence.

2,774 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a review of nonlinear effects in silicon and highlights the important applications and technological solutions in nonlinear silicon photonics is presented. But the authors do not discuss the nonlinearities in silicon.
Abstract: The nonlinearities in silicon are diverse. This Review covers the wealth of nonlinear effects in silicon and highlights the important applications and technological solutions in nonlinear silicon photonics. The increasing capability for manufacturing a wide variety of optoelectronic devices from polymer and polymer–silicon hybrids, including transmission fibre, modulators, detectors and light sources, suggests that organic photonics has a promising future in communications and other applications.

1,123 citations

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TL;DR: A wireless sub-THz communication system near 237.5 GHz with one to three carriers and up to 100 Gbit/s with state-of-the-art active I/Q-MMIC at the Rx is demonstrated.
Abstract: A wireless communication system with a maximum data rate of 100 Gbit s−1 over 20 m is demonstrated using a carrier frequency of 237.5 GHz. The photonic schemes used to generate the signal carrier and local oscillator are described, as is the fast photodetector used as a mixer for data extraction.

1,037 citations

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08 Jun 2017-Nature
TL;DR: This work exploits the scalability of microresonator-based DKS frequency comb sources for massively parallel optical communications at both the transmitter and the receiver, and demonstrates the potential of these sources to replace the arrays of continuous-wave lasers that are currently used in high-speed communications.
Abstract: Solitons are waveforms that preserve their shape while propagating, as a result of a balance of dispersion and nonlinearity. Soliton-based data transmission schemes were investigated in the 1980s and showed promise as a way of overcoming the limitations imposed by dispersion of optical fibres. However, these approaches were later abandoned in favour of wavelength-division multiplexing schemes, which are easier to implement and offer improved scalability to higher data rates. Here we show that solitons could make a comeback in optical communications, not as a competitor but as a key element of massively parallel wavelength-division multiplexing. Instead of encoding data on the soliton pulse train itself, we use continuous-wave tones of the associated frequency comb as carriers for communication. Dissipative Kerr solitons (DKSs) (solitons that rely on a double balance of parametric gain and cavity loss, as well as dispersion and nonlinearity) are generated as continuously circulating pulses in an integrated silicon nitride microresonator via four-photon interactions mediated by the Kerr nonlinearity, leading to low-noise, spectrally smooth, broadband optical frequency combs. We use two interleaved DKS frequency combs to transmit a data stream of more than 50 terabits per second on 179 individual optical carriers that span the entire telecommunication C and L bands (centred around infrared telecommunication wavelengths of 1.55 micrometres). We also demonstrate coherent detection of a wavelength-division multiplexing data stream by using a pair of DKS frequency combs-one as a multi-wavelength light source at the transmitter and the other as the corresponding local oscillator at the receiver. This approach exploits the scalability of microresonator-based DKS frequency comb sources for massively parallel optical communications at both the transmitter and the receiver. Our results demonstrate the potential of these sources to replace the arrays of continuous-wave lasers that are currently used in high-speed communications. In combination with advanced spatial multiplexing schemes and highly integrated silicon photonic circuits, DKS frequency combs could bring chip-scale petabit-per-second transceivers into reach.

922 citations