Dr Roger Giddings
Senior Lecturer in Optical Communications & DSP

- 2013
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First Experimental Demonstration of Real-Time End-to-End Multi-Band 25.25Gb/s Optical OFDM Transmission over 300m OM2 MMFs Employing 4GS/s DACs/ADCs
Giddings, R. P., Hugues-Salas, E., Zhang, Q. W. & Tang, J. M., 2013, Asia Communications and Photonics Conference 2013. AF1F.4Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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First experimental demonstration of real-time adaptive transmission of 20Gb/s dual-band optical OFDM signals over 500m OM2 MMFs
Hugues-Salas, E., Giddings, R. P. & Tang, J. M., 2013, Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013. p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Record-high and robust capacity versus reach performance of adaptive real-time dual-band optical OFDM signals for upgrading legacy MMF systems
Hugues-Salas, E., Zhang, Q. W., Giddings, R. P., Wang, M. & Tang, J. M., 2013, Future Network and Mobile Summit (FutureNetworkSummit), 2013. p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Tutorial: Real-time digital signal processing for future optical access networks
Giddings, R., 2013, Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013. p. 1-116 116 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Upstream Power Budgets of IMDD Optical OFDMA PONs Incorporating RSOA Intensity Modulator-Based Colorless ONUs
Jin, X. Q., Groenewald, J., Hugues-Salas, E., Giddings, R. P. & Tang, J. M., 2013, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 31, 12, p. 1914-1920 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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End-to-end real-time DSP for high-speed optical access/metro links
Giddings, R. P. & Tang, J. M., 16 Sept 2013, 18th OptoElectronics and Communications Conference . p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
- 2014
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Real-time Digital Signal Processing for Optical OFDM-Based Future Optical Access Networks
Giddings, R., 2014, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 32, 4, p. 553-570 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Record-high and robust 17.125 Gb/s gross-rateover 25 km SSMF transmissions of real-time dual-band optical OFDM signals directly modulated by 1 GHz RSOAs
Zhang, Q. W., Hugues-Salas, E., Ling, Y., Zhang, H. B., Giddings, R. P., Zhang, J. J., Wang, M. & Tang, J. M., 2014, In: Optics Express. 22, 6, p. 6339-6348 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Robust real-time 15.125Gb/s adaptive optical OFDM transmissions over 100m OM2 MMFs utilizing directly modulated VCSELs subject to optical injection locking
Tang, J., Zhang, H. B., Yi, X. W., Zhang, Q. W., Ling, Y., Deng, M. L., Hugues-Salas, E., Giddings, R. P., Hong, Y. & Tang, J. M., 13 Jan 2014, In: Optics Express. 22, 1, p. 1163Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Digital Orthogonal Filter-Enabled Optical OFDM Channel Multiplexing for Software-Reconfigurable Elastic PONs
Tang, J., Bolea, M., Giddings, R. P. & Tang, J. M., 16 Jan 2014, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 32, 6, p. 1200-1206Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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17.125Gb/s over 25km transmissions of real-time dual-band optical OFDM signals modulated by 1GHz RSOAs
Lin, L. Y., Giddings, R. P., Tang, J., Zhang, Q., Salas, E. H., Ling, Y., Zhang, H., Giddings, R. & Wang, M., 9 Mar 2014.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Digital Orthogonal Filtered Optical OFDM for Elastic PONs
Tang, J., Giddings, R. P., Tang, J. M., Bolea, M. & Giddings, R., 9 Mar 2014.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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IFFT Stage-dependent Minimum Bit Resolution Maps for Real-time Optical OFDM Transceivers
Zhang, J., Giddings, R. P., Tang, J., Zhang, Q., Yuan, W., Giddings, R. & Wang, M., 9 Mar 2014.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Self-seeding-based 10Gb/s over 25km optical OFDM transmissions utilizing face-to-face dual-RSOAs at gain saturation
Deng, M., Ling, Y., Chen, X., Giddings, R., Hong, Y., Yi, X. W., Qiu, K. & Tang, J., 19 May 2014, In: Optics Express. 22, 10, p. 11954-11965Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Real-time experimental demonstrations of software reconfigurable optical OFDM transceivers utilizing DSP-based digital orthogonal filters for SDN PONs
Cao, B., Mansoor, S. P., Tang, J., Duan, X., Giddings, R. P., Bolea, M., Ling, Y., Cao, S., Mansoor, S. & Tang, J. M., 11 Aug 2014, In: Optics Express. 22, 16, p. 19674-19685Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Stage-dependent minimum bit resolution maps of full-parallel pipelined FFT/IFFT architectures incorporated in real-time optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing transceivers
Tang, J., Zhang, J., Yuan, W., Wang, K., Cao, B., Giddings, R. P., Wang, M. & Tang, J. M., 27 Aug 2014, In: Journal of Engineering. 2014, p. 1-8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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13.625 Gb/s real-time dual-band adaptive optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing transmissions over 25 km standard single-mode fibre intensity modulation and direct detection systems utilising strongly saturated reflective semiconductor optical amplifier intensity modulators
Tang, J., Zhang, Q., Hugues-Salas, E., Giddings, R. P., Zhang, J., Wang, M. & Tang, J. M., 1 Oct 2014, In: IET Optoelectronics. 8, 5, p. 175-180Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intra-Cavity Chromatic Dispersion Impacts on 10-Gb/s Optical OFDM Transmissions Over 25-km Dual-RSOA-Based Self-Seeded PON Systems
Tang, J., Deng, M. L., Cao, B. Y., Giddings, R. P., Dong, Y. X., Jiang, N., Nesset, D., Qiu, K. & Tang, J. M., 18 Dec 2014, In: IEEE Photonics Journal. 7, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2015
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Digital Filter Multiple Access PONs With DSP-Enabled Software Reconfigurability
Bolea, M., Giddings, R. P., Bouich, M., Aupetit-Berthelemot, C. & Tang, J. M., 2015, In: IEEE Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. 7, 4, p. 215-222 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Robust and tunable 16.375Gb/s dual-band optical OFDM transmissions over directly modulated VCSEL-based 200m OM2 MMFs
Tang, J., Deng, M. L., Jiang, N., Duan, X., Giddings, R. P., Yi, X. W., Cao, B. Y., Mansoor, S. P., Qiu, K. & Tang, J. M., 8 Jan 2015, In: Optics Express. 23, 1, p. 373-383Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intra-Cavity Dispersion-Induced Performance Degradations of Dual-RSOA-Based Self-Seeded PON Systems
Tang, J., Giddings, R. P., Tang, J. M., Deng, M., Cao, B., Giddings, R., Dong, Y., Jian, N., Nesset, D. & Qiu, K., 22 Mar 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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New ROADMs with DSP-Enabled Dynamic and Flexible Operations for Elastic Optical Networks
Tang, J., Giddings, R. P., Tang, J. M., Jin, W., Duan, X., Bolea, M., Giddings, R., Jiang, N., Zhang, C. & Qiu, K., 22 Mar 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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RSOA Intensity Modulator Frequency Chirp-Enabled 40Gb/s over 25km IMDD PON Systems
Tang, J., Giddings, R. P., Tang, J. M., Cao, B., Deng, M., Giddings, R., Duan, X., Zhang, Q. & Wang, M., 22 Mar 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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RSOA Intensity Modulator Frequency Chirp-Enhanced Optical OFDM PON Performance
Tang, J., Cao, B., Deng, M., Cao, B. Y., Deng, M. L., Zhang, Q. W., Giddings, R. P. & Wang, M., 5 Jun 2015, In: IEEE Photonics Journal. 7, 3, p. Article Number: 7101711Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DSP-Enabled Flexible ROADMs without Optical Filters and O-E-O Conversions
Dong, Y., Tang, J., Jin, W., Duan, X., Dong, Y. X., Cao, B. Y., Giddings, R. P., Zhang, C. F., Qiu, K. & Tang, J. M., 20 Aug 2015, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 33, 19, p. 4124-4131Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2016
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Experimental Demonstration of DSP-enabled Drop Operations of Flexible ROADMs Excluding Optical Filters and O-E-O Conversions
Tang, J., Duan, X., Deng, M., Jin, W., Giddings, R. P. & Mansoor, S., 22 Mar 2016.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Experimental Demonstration of Cross-Channel Interference Cancellation for Digital Filter Multiple Access PONs
Giddings, R. P., Duan, X. & Tang, J., 23 Mar 2016.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Subcarrier Index-Power Modulated Optical OFDM and Its Performance in IMDD PON Systems
Halabi, F., Chen, L., Parre, S., Barthomeuf, S., Giddings, R. P., Aupetit-Berthelemot, C., Hamie, A. & Tang, J. M., 1 May 2016, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 34, 9, p. 2228-2234 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Subcarrier Index-Power Modulated Optical OFDM (SIPM-OOFDM) for IMDD PON Systems
Tang, J., Halabi, F., Chen, L., Parre, S., Barthomeuf, S., Giddings, R. P. & Aupetit-Berthelemot, C., 22 Jul 2016.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Improved Performance Robustness of DSP-Enabled Flexible ROADMs Free from Optical Filters and O-E-O Conversions
Jin, W., Zhang, C., Duan, X., Kadhum, M. R., Dong, Y. X., Giddings, R. P., Jiang, N., Qiu, K. & Tang, J. M., 1 Aug 2016, In: IEEE Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. 8, 8, p. 521-529 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Stage-dependent DSP Operation Range Clipping-induced Bit Resolution Reductions of Full Parallel 64-point FFTs Incorporated in FPGA-based Optical OFDM Receivers
Zhang, J., Tang, Z., Giddings, R., Wu, Q., Wang, W., Cao, B., Zhang, Q. & Tang, J. M., 15 Aug 2016, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 34, 16, p. 3752-3760Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Technical and Market Feasibility of High-Speed Software-Reconfigurable OOFDM/DFMA-based Optical Transceiversfor Next Generation Access Network PONs
Dorward, R. M., Anderson, M. J. & Giddings, R. P., 25 Aug 2016.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Multi-Level Subcarrier Index-Power Modulated Optical OFDM with Adaptive Bit Loading for IMDD PON Systems
Al Halabi, F., Chen, L., Giddings, R., Tang, J. & Hamie, A., 11 Nov 2016, In: IEEE Photonics Journal. 99Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Subcarrier Index-Power Modulated Optical OFDM With Superposition Multiplexing for IMDD Transmission Systems
Chen, L., Al Halabi, F., Giddings, R. & Tang, J., 12 Nov 2016, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 34, 22, p. 5284 - 5292Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2017
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Multiple Channel Interference Cancellation of Digital Filter Multiple Access PONs
Dong, Y., Al-Rawachy, E., Giddings, R. P., Jin, W., Nesset, D. & Tang, J., Jan 2017, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 35, 1, p. 34-44Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental Demonstration of Upstream Transmission in Digital Filter Multiple Access PONs with Real-time Reconfigurable Optical Network Units
Giddings, R., Duan, X., Mansoor, S. & Tang, J., 26 Jan 2017, In: IEEE Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. 9, 1, p. 45-52 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental demonstration of a DSP-based cross-channel interference cancellation technique for application in digital filter multiple access PONs
Giddings, R., Al-Rawachy, E. & Tang, J., 14 Feb 2017, In: Optics Express. 25, 4, p. 3850-3862 13 p., 270560.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DSP-enabled reconfigurable and transparent spectral converters for converging optical and mobile fronthaul/backhaul networks
Mao, M. Z., Giddings, R., Cao, B. Y., Xu, Y. T., Wang, M. & Tang, J., 9 Jun 2017, In: Optics Express. p. 13836-13856Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental demonstrations of 30Gb/s/λ digital orthogonal filtering-multiplexed multiple channel transmissions over IMDD PON systems utilizing 10G-class optical devices
Deng, M., Sankoh, A., Giddings, R. & Tang, J., 25 Sept 2017, In: Optics Express. 25, 20, p. 24251-24261Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Performance Tolerance of IMDD DFMA PONs to Channel Frequency Response Roll-off
Giddings, R., Duan, X., Mansoor, S. & Tang, J., 1 Oct 2017, In: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 29, 19, p. 1655-1658 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2018
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Subcarrier Grouping-Enabled Improvement in Transmission Performance of Subcarrier Index-Power Modulated Optical OFDM for IM/DD PON Systems
Al Halabi, F., Chen, L., Giddings, R., Hamie, A. & Tang, J., 15 Oct 2018, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 36, 20, p. 4792-4798Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analytical Solution of Stage-dependent Bit Resolution of Full Parallel Variable Point FFTs for Real-time DSP Implementation
Zhang, J., Wang, J., Giddings, R., Zhang, Q., Peng, J., Chen, J. & Tang, J., 15 Nov 2018, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 36, 22, p. 5177-5187Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Subcarrier Index-Power Modulated-Optical OFDM with Dual Superposition Multiplexing for Directly Modulated DFB-based IMDD PON Systems
Chen, L., Halabi, F., Giddings, R. P., Zhang, J. & Tang, J., Dec 2018, In: IEEE Photonics Journal. 10, 6, 7908113.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hybrid OFDM-Digital Filter Multiple Access PONs
Dong, Y., Giddings, R. P. & Tang, J., 1 Dec 2018, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 36, 23, p. 5640-5649Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2019
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Real-Time experimental demonstration of DSP-enabled soft-ROADMs with multi-level flexible add/drop functions for cloud access networks
Al-Rawachy, E., Giddings, R. & Tang, J., 7 Jan 2019, In: Optics Express. 27, 1, p. 16-33Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Subcarrier index-power modulated optical OFDM with dual superposition multiplexing for IMDD PON systems
Halabi, F., Chen, L., Giddings, R. P., Hamie, A., Dumas, Y., Freyssinet, P., Aupetit-Berthelemot, C. & Tang, J. M., 15 Feb 2019, In: Optics Communications. 433, p. 190-194Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hybrid DFT-spread OFDM-Digital Filter Multiple Access PONs for Converged 5G Networks
Dong, Y. X., Jin, W., Giddings, R. P., O'Sullivan, M., Tipper, A., Durrant, T. & Tang, J. M., Jul 2019, In: IEEE Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. 11, 7, p. 347-353Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental Demonstration of a Real-Time Digital Filter Multiple Access PON with Low Complexity DSP-Based Interference Cancellation
Al-Rawachy, E., Giddings, R. P. & Tang, J., 1 Sept 2019, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 37, 17, p. 4315-4329 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2020
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Hybrid SSB OFDM-Digital Filter Multiple Access PONs
Jin, W., Sankoh, A., Dong, Y., Giddings, R., O'Sullivan, M., Durrant, T., Lee, J. & Tang, J., 15 Apr 2020, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 38, 8, p. 2095 - 2105Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental Demonstrations of Hybrid OFDM-Digital Filter Multiple Access PONs
Jin, W., Zhong, Z., He, J., Sankoh, A., Giddings, R., Hong, Y., Pierce, I., O'Sullivan, M., Laperle, C., Lee, J., Mariani, G., Durrant, T. & Tang, J., 1 Jul 2020, In: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 32, 13, p. 751-754Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review