@article{3036369,
    title = "Rate-adaptive DFT-spread DMT and CDMA-DMT for 1-mm SI-POF short-range links",
    author = "Pikasis, E. and Karabetsos, S. and Nikas, T. and Syvridis, D.",
    journal = "IEEE Photonics Technology Letters",
    year = "2013",
    volume = "25",
    number = "16",
    pages = "1574-1577",
    issn = "1041-1135",
    doi = "10.1109/LPT.2013.2271324",
    keywords = "Bit loading;  DFT-spread;  Discrete multi-tone;  DMT;  MC-CDMA;  Multi carrier;  SI-POF, Code division multiple access;  Discrete Fourier transforms;  Multicarrier modulation;  Plastic optical fibers, Loading",
    abstract = "In this letter, rate-adaptive bit-loading techniques are explored for maximizing the transmission rate of spreading multicarrier modulation schemes over step index plastic optical fiber (SI-POF) short range transmission links. Both the discrete Fourier transform (DFT)-spread discrete multitone (DMT) and code division multiple access-DMT are experimentally evaluated and compared against conventional rate adaptive DMT, over a 50-m intensity modulation direct-detection (IM/DD) link of 1-mm PMMA SI-POF. It is shown that both schemes achieve better performance than DMT, whereas DFT-spread DMT behaves best among them, over the same experimental setup. © 1989-2012 IEEE."
}