Quasi-synchronous coherent time-spreading optical CDMA system using LA sequence

We propose a novel quasi-synchronous coherent time-spreading optical CDMA (TS-OCDMA) system, where the synchronization among users can be controlled within permissible time delay. Relationship between the system performance and code parameters is analyzed. In quasisynchronous coherent TS-OCDMA system, beat noise (BN) and multiple-access interference (MAI) are dependent on the mean intensity of aperiodic cross-correlation within permissible time delay. LA sequence is employed in this network, and code performance is analyzed. Within permissible time delay, the mean intensity of aperiodic cross-correlation equals zero, and hence the BN and MAI can be eliminated in quasi-synchronous coherent TSOCDMA system. When the time delay is out of zero correlation zone, crosstalk value of LA sequence is less than that of Gold sequence. Therefore, quasi-synchronous coherent TS-OCDMA using LA sequence is beneficial in a low-user-load OCDMA network.