Title :
1.3 Gbit/s transmission over 107 km of dispersion-shifted monomode fibre using a 1.55 ¿m multimode laser
Author :
Monham, K.L. ; Plastow, R. ; Carter, A.C. ; Goodfellow, R.C.
Author_Institution :
Plessey Research (Caswell) Limited, Allen Clark Research Centre, Towcester, UK
Abstract :
1.3 Gbit/s has been transmitted over 107 km of dispersion-shifted monomode fibre using a 1.55 ¿m multimode laser and a GaInAs PINFET receiver, demonstrating the viability of using non-mode-stabilised lasers in long-haul high-bit-rate optical transmission systems.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical links; semiconductor lasers; 1.3 Gbit/s transmission; 1.55 microns wavelength; GaInAs PINFET receiver; GaInAsP laser; dispersion-shifted monomode fibre; high-bit-rate; long haul optical links; multimode laser; nonmode-stabilised lasers; optical transmission systems; p-i-n photodiode; semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850437
