Non-linearity effects and predistortion in optical OFDM wireless transmission using LEDs

International Journal of Ultra Wideband Communications and Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-150

  Elgala, H ^a   Mesleh, R ^a   Haas, H ^b  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Free space optics; LED; Light emitting diode; Non linearity; OFDM; Optical wireless communication; Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; Predistortion

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149248031     PISSN: 1758728X     EISSN: 17587298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJUWBCS.2009.029003     Document Type: Article

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