Title :
Transmission over 107 km of dispersion-shifted fibre at 16 Mbit/s using a 1.55 ¿m edge-emitting source
Author :
Plastow, R. ; Monham, K.L. ; Carter, A.C. ; Ritter, J.E. ; Croft, T.D. ; Gibson, M.
Author_Institution :
Plessey Research (Caswell) Limited, Allen Clark Research Centre, Towcester, UK
Abstract :
We report transmission over 107 km of dispersion-shifted fibre at 16 Mbit/s using a subthreshold laser as an edge-emitting LED source, demonstrating the suitability of such a fibre-source combination for low-cost, inherently upgradable telecommunication systems.
Keywords :
light emitting diodes; optical communication; optical fibres; 1.55 microns wavelength; LED source; dispersion-shifted fibre; edge-emitting source; optical fibres; subthreshold laser; telecommunication systems;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850263
