Sebastian Aust

Coherent SVD-assisted and iteratively detected MIMO multimode transmission

In this contribution a coherent (2×2) (multiple input multiple output) MIMO transmission with iterative detection over a measured multimode fiber channel is studied. Extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) charts are used for analyzing and optimizing the convergence behaviour of the iterative demapping and decoding. The results show BER and energy-per-bit improvements when using optimized MIMO transmission as compared to conventional (single input single output) SISO transmission techniques.

Iteratively Detected and SVD-assisted MIMO Multimode Transmission Schemes

In the recent past the concept of MIMO (multiple input multiple output) transmission over multimode fibers has attracted increasing interest in the optical fiber transmission community, targeting at increased fiber throughput or improved bit-error rate performance. In this contribution a coherent \((2 \times 2)\) MIMO (multiple input multiple output) transmission with iterative detection over a measured multimode fiber channel at \(1325\) nm as well as at \(1570\) nm operating wavelength is studied under the constraint of a given fixed data throughput and integrity. For the channel measurements a fibre length of \(1{,}4\) km were chosen. Extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) charts are used for analyzing and optimizing the convergence behaviour of the iterative demapping and decoding. Our results show that in order to achieve the best bit-error rate, not necessarily all MIMO layers have to be activated.

Downlink Multiuser MIMO-OFDM Systems

Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) techniques for wireless communication systems have attracted in the last years huge research activity due to the possibility of improving the link performance by increasing the channel capacity and decreasing the bit-error rate (BER). Due to the strongly increasing demand in high-data rate transmission systems, frequency non-selective MIMO links have reached a state of maturity and frequency selective MIMO links are in the focus of interest. In this field, the combination of MIMO transmission and OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) can be considered as an essential part of fulfilling the requirements of future generations of wireless systems. However, single-user scenarios have reached a state of maturity. By contrast multiple users’ scenarios require substantial further research, where in comparison to ZF (zero-forcing) multiuser transmission techniques, the individual user’s channel characteristics are taken into consideration in this contribution. Furthermore, the use of multiple antennas both at the transmit and the receive front-ends introduces a correlation effect between the antennas due to their proximity producing interference. In consequence, the BER increases and the channel capacity decreases. The goal of the present contribution is to analyze the system performance under different spatial antennas distributions for Multiuser MIMO-OFDM systems in correlated and non-correlated fading channels. The performed joint optimization of the number of activated MIMO layers and the number of transmitted bits per subcarrier along with the appropriate allocation of the transmit power shows that not necessarily all user-specific MIMO layers per subcarrier have to be activated in order to minimize the overall BER under the constraint of a given fixed data throughput.