Optimization of the degradation introduced by the combined nonlinearity of Sieben's architecture and PIN photodiode in SSB MB-OFDM optical metropolitan networks

In this work, the transmission of single sideband (SSB) multi-band (MB) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signals along direct-detection (DD) optical metropolitan (metro) networks is considered. The generation of SSB signals is achieved through the use of an optical modulator known as Sieben's architecture. The degradation induced by the Sieben's architecture and PIN nonlinearities is evaluated and optimized