Multiservice transmissions in optical code-division multiple access networks of spectral amplitude coding based on hypothesis testing and multiple chip decoding

I propose a multiservice scheme in optical code-division multiple access (OCDMA) networks by adapting hypothesis testing to a receiver design of multiple chip decoding. Each transmitted bit of a single user is divided into several time-domain chips carrying an identical spectral amplitude coding (SAC) signature. Multiservice transmissions are achieved by assigning the users with different chip numbers based on the user classes. Hypothesis testing is employed to derive the required chip number supporting the desired bit-error rate (BER) performance. Numerical results have shown that efficient BER classifications are achieved among distinctive classes for multiple conditions of user numbers and power levels. The proposed multiservice scheme can be transparently applied to SAC-OCDMA systems with existing optical codes and various user class numbers. (C) 2022 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)