Recently, Coherent Optical Orthogonal Frequency-division Multiplexing (CO-OFDM) has been considered as a promising technology for high-speed optical transmission due to its easiness of dispersion compensation, high optical spectral efficiency and superior scalability over the channel dispersion and data rate. In this thesis, we conduct analysis on the transceiver nonlinearity impact on a coherent optical Orthogonal Frequency-division Multiplexing (OFDM) system and the feasibility of transmitting up to 1 Tb/s per channel data rate over CO-OFDM WDM systems. / We investigate the optimum design for a CO-OFDM transmitter using an optical In-phase/Quadrature (I/Q) modulator and show by simulation that in contrast to the direct-detected system, the optimal modulator bias point for the coherent system is π, or the null point of the modulator. We also propose and demonstrate through simulation a transmitter side digital signal processing technique including digital clipping and digital pre-distortion to compensate the nonlinearity induced by the OFDM peak-to-average power ratio effect and Mach–Zehnder modulator (MZM). Furthermore, we conduct analysis on the study of nonlinearity and dynamic range for a CO-OFDM receiver induced by the imbalance between the two ports of a balanced receiver. The input power dynamic range and tolerance to the relative-intensity-noise (RIN) are analyzed for the coherent balanced-receiver. / We then explore the transmission performance for high speed wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) CO-OFDM systems with up to 1Tb/s per channel data rate under the impact of fiber nonlinearity. We find that the optimum fiber launch power increases almost linearly with the increase of data rate. A 7 dB optimum launch power difference is observed between 107-Gb/s and 1.07-Tb/s CO-OFDM systems. We also investigate the dispersion compensation fiber impact and filter concatenation effect issues when upgrading the 10-Gb/s to the future 100-Gb/s CO-OFDM systems. We identify three contributions to the Q degradation for the inline dispersion compensated WDM systems. We show that due to the high spectral efficiency, 100-Gb/s CO-OFDM signals have very high tolerance to the filter narrowing effect, and are resilient to the group ripples from the filter concatenation effect.

Amplitude and phase modulated optical OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) are analyzed in a 50GBit/s single channel and 40GBit/s 5 channel 512 subcarrier non-ideal dispersion-compensated fiber optic communication systems. PM-OFDM is investigated as an alternative to AM-OFDM to alleviate the problem associated with amplitude-modulated signals in a nonlinear medium. The inherent dispersion compensation capability in OFDM (using a cyclic prefix) allows transmission over a link whose dispersion map is not exactly known. OFDM also mitigates the effects of dispersion slope in wavelength-division multiplexed (WDM) systems. Moreover, the overall dispersion throughout the transmission link may vary due to environmental effects and aging. OFDM is inherently tolerant to over- or under-compensation and dispersion slope mismatch. OFDM transmission over dispersive, non-dispersion managed fiber links using OFDM requires an overhead in excess of the maximum accumulated dispersion. Existing WDM systems usually employ periodic dispersion management. OFDM in these systems requires a smaller overhead. It is, however, more susceptible to nonlinearity due to the coherent beating of subcarriers after each dispersion-compensated span. The large variation in intensity associated with amplitude-modulated OFDM makes this modulation format more susceptible to nonlinear effects in fiber compared to phase-modulated signals. This holds true unless dispersion and EDFA noise lead to amplitude variations strong enough for PM-OFDM to be degraded by nonlinear effects as well. In conclusion OFDM is beneficial for non-ideal dispersion managed systems. PM-OFDM can further improve the performance.

A utilização, em sistemas de comunicações ópticas, de formatos de modulação digitais é vista, atualmente, como uma forma promissora de aumentar a eficiência espectral, frente aos diversos efeitos de degradação do sinal em fibra óptica, sem alterar a infraestrutura já implantada. É neste contexto que surge a técnica OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) que estabelece sobreposição espectral das subportadoras e, desta forma, permite a transmissão dos dados em forma multiplexada com grande eficiência espectral. No presente trabalho, foi proposta a simulação da técnica OFDM com modulação QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) no software Optisystem, versões 9.0 e 10.0. O objetivo principal da pesquisa é estudar algumas configurações de sistemas OFDM óptico, com detecção direta e coerente, visando avaliar seu desempenho sistêmico frente a efeitos de propagação. Usando as figuras de mérito BER e diagrama de constelação para estabelecer a meta de ótimo desempenho, analisamos a técnica OFDM com detecção coerente em configurações aplicáveis, principalmente, para redes ópticas de acesso com alcance estendido. Para validação dos resultados, são apresentados também estudos que relacionam as degradações do sinal em fibra óptica e a técnica OFDM. Estes resultados foram comparados com os existentes na literatura, apresentando boa concordância. / The development of digital modulation formats in optical communications systems is considered to be a promising way to increase the spectral efficiency and to combat the effects of signal degradation in optical fiber without changing the infrastructure already deployed. In this context, the technique called OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) establishes a particular spectral overlap of the subcarriers, which allows data transmission to be multiplexed with high spectral efficiency. The main objective of the research is to study some configurations of optical OFDM systems with direct detection and coherent in order to evaluate their performance against propagation effects. Using the figures of merit BER and constellation diagram to establish the goal of optimal performance, we analyze the OFDM technique with coherent detection in configurations more applicable for optical access networks with extended reach. To validate the results we also present some studies that relate the degradation of the signal in an optical fiber and the OFDM technique. These results were compared with those described in literature, showing good agreement.

A utilização, em sistemas de comunicações ópticas, de formatos de modulação digitais é vista, atualmente, como uma forma promissora de aumentar a eficiência espectral, frente aos diversos efeitos de degradação do sinal em fibra óptica, sem alterar a infraestrutura já implantada. É neste contexto que surge a técnica OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) que estabelece sobreposição espectral das subportadoras e, desta forma, permite a transmissão dos dados em forma multiplexada com grande eficiência espectral. No presente trabalho, foi proposta a simulação da técnica OFDM com modulação QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) no software Optisystem, versões 9.0 e 10.0. O objetivo principal da pesquisa é estudar algumas configurações de sistemas OFDM óptico, com detecção direta e coerente, visando avaliar seu desempenho sistêmico frente a efeitos de propagação. Usando as figuras de mérito BER e diagrama de constelação para estabelecer a meta de ótimo desempenho, analisamos a técnica OFDM com detecção coerente em configurações aplicáveis, principalmente, para redes ópticas de acesso com alcance estendido. Para validação dos resultados, são apresentados também estudos que relacionam as degradações do sinal em fibra óptica e a técnica OFDM. Estes resultados foram comparados com os existentes na literatura, apresentando boa concordância. / The development of digital modulation formats in optical communications systems is considered to be a promising way to increase the spectral efficiency and to combat the effects of signal degradation in optical fiber without changing the infrastructure already deployed. In this context, the technique called OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) establishes a particular spectral overlap of the subcarriers, which allows data transmission to be multiplexed with high spectral efficiency. The main objective of the research is to study some configurations of optical OFDM systems with direct detection and coherent in order to evaluate their performance against propagation effects. Using the figures of merit BER and constellation diagram to establish the goal of optimal performance, we analyze the OFDM technique with coherent detection in configurations more applicable for optical access networks with extended reach. To validate the results we also present some studies that relate the degradation of the signal in an optical fiber and the OFDM technique. These results were compared with those described in literature, showing good agreement.

Radio frequency (RF) spectrum congestion motivates the search for alternative communication techniques to complement radio systems. Visible light communications (VLC) is an emerging technology that exploits the recent and ever-growing increase in the usage of energy-efficient light emitting diodes (LEDs) to imperceptibly modulate the optical power output of LEDs to enable communication and augment RF networks. Orthogonal frequency-divison multiplexing (OFDM) has been proposed as a modulation scheme for VLC due to its high spectral efficiency, ease of channel estimation and equalization, resistance to inter-symbol interference (ISI) and frequency-selective fading, efficient implementation using the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), and compatibility with RF and power-line communication (PLC) standards that use OFDM. One of the major drawbacks of conventional OFDM techniques is the high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) of OFDM signals. The peaks of the OFDM signals are clipped due to the limited dynamic range of the LED, which translates the high PAPR of the OFDM signal into non-linear distortion (NLD). This signal distortion causes bit-error rate (BER) performance degradation, especially at high optical signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) typical of indoor VLC scenarios. In this thesis, a new family of modulation techniques, termed spatial optical OFDM (SO-OFDM), is proposed with the aim of reducing the PAPR of conventional DC-biased optical OFDM (DCO-OFDM) by making use of the large number of LEDs typically available in indoor lighting settings. Each LED group signal is a narrowband signal consisting of a small number of subcarriers, and thus has a smaller PAPR than the original OFDM signal. Firstly, SO-OFDM is introduced and its two key concepts of frequency-to-space mapping and spatial summing are explained. Frequency-to-space mapping is achieved by allocating a subset of OFDM subcarriers to each LED. Each LED group signal is a narrowband signal consisting of a small number of subcarriers, and thus has a smaller PAPR than the original OFDM signal. Several design variations of the subcarrier assignment to LEDs are introduced and are shown through simulations, to reduce PAPR, and NLD noise due to clipping, and improve the BER performance at high SNRs as compared to DCO-OFDM. In addition, luminous efficacy is identified as an important lighting design parameter that is impacted by modulation. Relative luminous efficacy is defined as the ratio of the luminous efficacy of a modulated LED to that of an LED driven by a DC signal, and is introduced as a metric to assess the impact of modulation on LED lighting. Relative luminous efficacy links communication parameters such as signal variance to lighting design requirements. Secondly, a low-complexity amplify-and-forward (AF) scheme is proposed for an integrated power-line communication/visible-light communication (PLC/VLC) where SO-OFDM is used for the VLC link. Frequency translation of the incoming PLC signal is used to increase the usable bandwidth of the LED. The use of both frequency translation and SO-OFDM leads to capacity gains over DCO-OFDM in the high SNR regime. Finally, a low-complexity variant of SO-OFDM, termed square-wave SO-OFDM (SW-SO-OFDM), is proposed. Square-wave SO-OFDM uses square-wave carriers instead of sinusoidal waves to modulate a single OFDM subcarrier signal per LED. By using square-wave carriers, SW-SO-OFDM eliminates the need for digital-to-analog converters (DACs), digital predistortion (DPD), and the FFT operation. Squarewave SO-OFDM is also shown, through simulations, to achieve BER performance gains over SO-OFDM and DCO-OFDM. In addition, an experimental demonstration of SW-SO-OFDM with 64 QAM modulation on subcarriers is described. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / Visible-light communications (VLC) is an emerging technology that exploits the increasingly widespread use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for indoor lighting, and modulates the optical power output of the LED for data transmission. Among the various modulation techniques that have been proposed for VLC, orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) offers high data rates, resistance to channel impairments, and simple channel estimation and equalization. However, OFDM signals suffer from a high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) which degrades the efficiency of the power amplifier in the transmitter and hinders the communication performance. In this thesis, a new multiple-LED modulation technique, termed spatial optical OFDM (SO-OFDM), is proposed to reduce the PAPR. Using a frequency-to-space mapping, SO-OFDM divides the wideband high-PAPR OFDM signal into multiple narrowband low-PAPR signals and assigns each signal to a group of LEDs. Spatial summing of the transmitted signals occurs at the receiver allowing for the use of a conventional OFDM receiver. Several variations of SO-OFDM are introduced and are shown, using simulations, to reduce the PAPR, combat non-linear distortion (NLD), and improve the bit-error rate (BER) performance at high signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs), typical of VLC systems. Spatial optical OFDM is also applied to a practical scenario where its PAPR reduction capability is used to improve the overall capacity of a proposed system that integrates power-line communication (PLC) and VLC. A low-complexity variant of SO-OFDM, that uses square-wave carriers and simplifies the transmitter design by eliminating the need for digital predistortion (DPD) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs) is also proposed, and tested experimentally.

Este trabalho tem como cenário as redes ópticas de próxima geração, por onde trafegarão supercanais flexíveis, sincronizados e modulados a taxas variáveis que podem chegar à ordem de Terabit por segundo. Mais especificamente, focaliza o supercanal óptico gerado a partir de um único laser (laser semente) composto por portadoras ortogonais entre si, travadas em frequência e moduladas de maneira síncrona. Tal arranjo constitui um sistema de transmissão conhecido como OFDM óptico (optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, O-OFDM). Este esquema não requer banda de guarda entre canais, o que proporciona uma melhor eficiência espectral, se mantidas as condições de ortogonalidade mútua, quando comparado à técnica Nyquist WDM (Nyquist wavelength division multiplexing, N-WDM), usualmente reconhecida como base para os sistemas de próxima geração. Muitos são os desafios a serem vencidos antes que a técnica O-OFDM possa ser efetivamente implantada comercialmente e esta tese busca, através de um estudo de seus princípios de funcionamento e módulos constituintes, elencar os principais obstáculos e as possíveis maneira de superá-los. Sem pretender ser exaustivo em termos de tecnologias disponíveis para alcançar este fim, o objetivo é propor novas configurações de subsistemas e arquitetura de nó para o transmissor, o nó intermediário e o receptor coerente, capazes de executar, de forma relativamente simples no domínio óptico, as principais funcionalidades de uma transmissão ponto a ponto com nós deriva/insere intermediários. Através de simulações sistêmicas e demonstrações experimentais, como prova de conceito, dois cenários são abordados: análise do desempenho numa transmissão ponto a ponto, e operação em rede, com derivação e inserção de canal em nós intermediários. Ao final, através de uma análise qualitativa, é feita uma estimativa de componentes e subsistemas necessários para tornar a transmissão de sinais O-OFDM implementável por tecnologias de fotônica integrada que atenda, com eficiência espectral e economia de energia, a sempre crescente demanda de capacidade em sistemas de transmissão óptica. / This work focuses on the scenario of next generation optical networking, where flexible optical superchannels will propagate modulated at variable rates that can reach terabits per second. More specifically, it focuses on the optical superchannel generated from a single laser (seed laser) composed of orthogonal carriers, which are frequency-locked and synchronously modulated. Such arrangement constitutes a transmission system known as optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (O-OFDM). This scheme does not require guard band between channels, which provides a better spectral efficiency, if the conditions of mutual orthogonality are maintained, when compared to the Nyquist wavelength dividing multiplexing (N-WDM) technique, usually recognized as the basis for the next generation systems. There are many challenges to overcome before O-OFDM technique can be effectively deployed commercially and this thesis seeks, through a study of its operating principles and constituent modules, to identify the main obstacles and the possible ways of overcoming them. Without intending to be exhaustive in terms of available technologies to achieve this aim, the objective is to propose new configurations of subsystems and node architecture for the transmitter, the intermediate node and the coherent receiver, able to perform in the optical domain, in a relatively simple way, the main features a point-to-point transmission with nodes drifting/inserting intermediates. Through systemic simulations and some experimental demonstrations, as proof of concept, two scenarios are addressed: performance analysis in a point-to-point transmission, and network operation, with channel derivation and insertion at intermediate nodes. At the end, through a qualitative analysis, an estimate of components and subsystems is made to make the transmission of O-OFDM signals implementable by integrated photonics technologies that meet, with spectral efficiency and energy savings, the ever increasing capacity demand in optical transmission systems.

Une approche pour augmenter le débit par longueur d'onde, est d'utiliser la modulation DMT (Discrete Multitone) à haute efficacité spectrale. Le travail présenté dans cette thèse se focalise principalement sur l'optimisation de la consommation en puissance et le coût de la DMT, qui présentent des obstacles majeurs à son industrialisation. Dans ce cadre, nous avons tout d'abord développé des nouvelles techniques permettant d'exclure la symétrie Hermitienne des modulations DMT, réduisant ainsi considérablement la consommation en puissance et le coût du système. Nous avons ensuite proposé un algorithme de compression linéaire asymétrique permettant de réduire la puissance optique de la modulation DMT avec une complexité modérée. Un nouveau modèle comportemental du VCSEL basé sur la caractéristique quasi-statique a été également développé. Nous avons enfin validé expérimentalement les techniques que nous avons proposées. Plusieurs résultats de simulations et de mesures sont ainsi présentés. / A possible approach to maximize the data rate per wavelength, is to employ the high spectral efficiency discrete multitone (DMT) modulation. The work presented in this thesis mainly focuses on optimizing the power consumption and cost of DMT, that are the major obstacles to its market development. Within this context, we have first developed novel techniques permitting to discard the use of Hermitian symmetry in DMT modulations, thus significantly reducing the power consumption and the system cost. We have next proposed an asymmetric linear companding algorithm permitting to reduce the optical power of conventional DCO-OFDM modulation with a moderate complexity. A new VCSEL behavioural model based on the use of the VCSEL quasi-static characteristic was also developed to accurately evaluate the VCSEL impact on DMT modulations. Finally, we have built an experimental system to experimentally validate our proposed techniques. Several simulations and measurement results are then provided.

Este trabalho tem como cenário as redes ópticas de próxima geração, por onde trafegarão supercanais flexíveis, sincronizados e modulados a taxas variáveis que podem chegar à ordem de Terabit por segundo. Mais especificamente, focaliza o supercanal óptico gerado a partir de um único laser (laser semente) composto por portadoras ortogonais entre si, travadas em frequência e moduladas de maneira síncrona. Tal arranjo constitui um sistema de transmissão conhecido como OFDM óptico (optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, O-OFDM). Este esquema não requer banda de guarda entre canais, o que proporciona uma melhor eficiência espectral, se mantidas as condições de ortogonalidade mútua, quando comparado à técnica Nyquist WDM (Nyquist wavelength division multiplexing, N-WDM), usualmente reconhecida como base para os sistemas de próxima geração. Muitos são os desafios a serem vencidos antes que a técnica O-OFDM possa ser efetivamente implantada comercialmente e esta tese busca, através de um estudo de seus princípios de funcionamento e módulos constituintes, elencar os principais obstáculos e as possíveis maneira de superá-los. Sem pretender ser exaustivo em termos de tecnologias disponíveis para alcançar este fim, o objetivo é propor novas configurações de subsistemas e arquitetura de nó para o transmissor, o nó intermediário e o receptor coerente, capazes de executar, de forma relativamente simples no domínio óptico, as principais funcionalidades de uma transmissão ponto a ponto com nós deriva/insere intermediários. Através de simulações sistêmicas e demonstrações experimentais, como prova de conceito, dois cenários são abordados: análise do desempenho numa transmissão ponto a ponto, e operação em rede, com derivação e inserção de canal em nós intermediários. Ao final, através de uma análise qualitativa, é feita uma estimativa de componentes e subsistemas necessários para tornar a transmissão de sinais O-OFDM implementável por tecnologias de fotônica integrada que atenda, com eficiência espectral e economia de energia, a sempre crescente demanda de capacidade em sistemas de transmissão óptica. / This work focuses on the scenario of next generation optical networking, where flexible optical superchannels will propagate modulated at variable rates that can reach terabits per second. More specifically, it focuses on the optical superchannel generated from a single laser (seed laser) composed of orthogonal carriers, which are frequency-locked and synchronously modulated. Such arrangement constitutes a transmission system known as optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (O-OFDM). This scheme does not require guard band between channels, which provides a better spectral efficiency, if the conditions of mutual orthogonality are maintained, when compared to the Nyquist wavelength dividing multiplexing (N-WDM) technique, usually recognized as the basis for the next generation systems. There are many challenges to overcome before O-OFDM technique can be effectively deployed commercially and this thesis seeks, through a study of its operating principles and constituent modules, to identify the main obstacles and the possible ways of overcoming them. Without intending to be exhaustive in terms of available technologies to achieve this aim, the objective is to propose new configurations of subsystems and node architecture for the transmitter, the intermediate node and the coherent receiver, able to perform in the optical domain, in a relatively simple way, the main features a point-to-point transmission with nodes drifting/inserting intermediates. Through systemic simulations and some experimental demonstrations, as proof of concept, two scenarios are addressed: performance analysis in a point-to-point transmission, and network operation, with channel derivation and insertion at intermediate nodes. At the end, through a qualitative analysis, an estimate of components and subsystems is made to make the transmission of O-OFDM signals implementable by integrated photonics technologies that meet, with spectral efficiency and energy savings, the ever increasing capacity demand in optical transmission systems.

Les communications optiques dans le spectre visible (VLC pour Visible-Light Communications) ont attiré une attention particulière depuis quelques années en tant qu'une solution prometteuse pour les réseaux sans fil à très haut-débit dans les milieux intra-bâtiment. Ainsi, cette technique exploite l'infrastructure d’éclairage basée sur les diodes électroluminescentes (LED) pour la transmission de l'information. Pour cette raison, elle offre de nombreux avantages, comparée aux techniques « classiques » basées sur les transmissions radiofréquences (RF), tels que l'existence d'une grande largeur de bande non réglementée, une sécurité de transmission intrinsèque et une immunité aux interférences électromagnétiques.Les principales contraintes liées à l'établissement d'une transmission VLC à très haut-débit dans ce contexte sont la propagation en trajets multiples et les caractéristiques non-idéales des LEDs commerciales, dites « blanches ». L'objectif de cette thèse est d'étudier l'impact réel de ces contraintes sur la transmission des données et de proposer des solutions efficaces de traitement du signal pour atténuer leurs effets. Nous commençons par étudier la réponse impulsionnelle du canal VLC grâce à l'élaboration d'un outil de simulation efficace. Nous évaluons ensuite la sélectivité en fréquence du canal de propagation en considérant différents critères, tels que la réponse fréquentielle, l'étalement temporelle du canal et le rapport signal à interférences. Dans un deuxième temps, compte tenu de la possibilité de la sélectivité en fréquence du canal et aussi la limitation de la bande passante des LEDs, nous étudions la pertinence de l'emploi de différentes techniques de transmission de signaux, notamment celle de l'OFDM optique (pour Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing) afin de garantir des débits de transmission compétitifs avec la RF. Etant donné le facteur de crête ou PAPR (pour Peak-to-Average Power Ratio) élevé des signaux modulés en OFDM et la dynamique limitée des LEDs, nous proposons ensuite un nouveau schéma de transmission basé sur la modulation CAP (pour Carrier-less Amplitude and Phase) en plus de l'égalisation dans le domaine fréquentiel (FDE pour Frequency-Domain Equalization) au niveau du récepteur. Nous analysons les performances des liaisons VLC utilisant cette technique et les comparons à l'OFDM optique, en prenant particulièrement en compte la non-linéarité des LEDs. Enfin, nous démontrons l'intérêt de l'utilisation du schéma de transmission CAP-FDE à travers des résultats expérimentaux. / Visible Light Communications (VLC) have attracted particular attention in the research community since a few years as a promising solution for high-speed indoor wireless networks. By exploiting the existing solid-state light-emitting diode (LED) lighting infrastructure, VLC offer numerous advantages such as a large unlicensed bandwidth, transmission security, and immunity to electro-magnetic interference compared to their radiofrequency counterparts. Within the context of indoor VLC, the multipath propagation channel and the non-ideal characteristics of the commercial white LEDs cause the main limitations for achieving high data-rate transmission. The objective of this thesis is to investigate the true impact of these limitations on the data transmission and to propose efficient signal processing solutions to mitigate their adverse effects. We start by the study of the indoor VLC channel impulse response by developing an efficient simulation tool. We then consider evaluating the channel frequency selectivity through different metrics. Next, given the potentially frequency-selective channel and the limited modulation bandwidth of the LEDs, we investigate the suitability of employing different signal transmission techniques including optical orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (O-OFDM) in order to achieve high data-rate transmission. Given the high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) of O-OFDM signals and the limited dynamic range of the LEDs, we then propose a novel transmission scheme, which consists of using carrier-less amplitude and phase (CAP) modulation together with frequency domain equalization (FDE) at the receiver. We analyze the performance of the VLC link using this technique and compare it with the O-OFDM schemes, especially by taking the non-linear characteristics of the LED into account. Lastly, we demonstrate the merits of using the CAP-FDE transmission scheme via some experimental results.

Le futur système de transmission multicanaux (WDM) pourrait mettre à profit l'utilisation d'amplificateurs optiques à semi-conducteurs (SOA), pour bénéficier notamment de leur grande bande passante optique pour l'amplification du signal. Dans ce travail, nous étudions l’influence des SOA sur la transmission cohérente de signaux OFDM optiques (CO OFDM). Cette technique, récemment proposée, permet à la fois d’augmenter l'efficacité spectrale de la transmission et de compenser les imperfections linéaires du canal optique. Nous avons développé, dans ce travail, une chaîne expérimentale de transmission de signaux à formats de modulation complexes tout-optiques et une plateforme de simulation au niveau système. Les résultats obtenus par simulation, au niveau composant et au niveau système, sont en très bon accord avec ceux obtenus par les mesures expérimentales à la fois pour des formats de modulation QPSK et QPSK CO-OFDM. À travers différentes mesures et simulations, l’étude a permis de cerner clairement l’influence des paramètres du SOA sur la qualité de transmission des données. Les non-linéarités induites par le SOA, telles que le couplage phase amplitude, l’auto modulation du gain et de la phase (SGM et SPM), la modulation croisée du gain et de la phase (XGM et XPM) et le mélange à quatre ondes (FWM), jouent de façon importante sur les performances de ce format de modulation multi-porteuses ; leur influence a donc été analysée avec précision. Les connaissances acquises permettront à l’avenir d’une part de mieux définir les conditions d’utilisation des SOA dans les réseaux de transmission et d’autre part aideront à l’optimisation de nouvelles structures de SOA conçues pour la transmission de données à très haut débit utilisant des formats de modulation complexes. / Future wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems might take advantage from the use of semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA), especially to benefit from their large optical bandwidth for signal amplification. In this work, we study the influence of SOAs on the coherent optical-OFDM (CO OFDM) transmission system. This recently proposed technique allows both to increase the spectral efficiency of the transmission and to compensate the linear imperfections of the optical channel. In this work, we have developed an experimental setup for signal transmission operating with advanced optical modulation formats and a system level simulation platform. Simulation results, both at the component level and at the system level, are in very good agreement with those obtained from experimental measurements in the case of both QPSK and QPSK CO-OFDM signals. The study has clearly identified, through various measurements and simulations, the influence of SOA parameters on the quality of data transmission. Nonlinearities induced by the SOA, such as phase-amplitude coupling, self gain and phase modulation (SGM and SPM), cross gain and phase modulation (XGM and XPM) and the four-wave mixing (FWM) affect the performances of this multicarrier modulation format. Their influence is studied very precisely in this work. This acquired knowledge will allow, on the one hand, better defining the conditions of use of SOAs in the transmission networks and, on the other hand, helping to optimize new structures of SOA designed for very high bit rate data transmissions using complex modulation formats.