Title :
The influence of mode partition fluctuations in nearly single longitudinal mode lasers
Author :
Basch, E.E. ; Kearns, Robert F. ; Brown, Thomas G.
Author_Institution :
GTE Laboratories Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
fDate :
5/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple relationship between the mode ratio of a two-mode laser and an empirical mode partition coefficient is derived. The effects of the mode ratio of a two-mode laser on the bit-error-rate floor of an optical fiber system are calculated, and the power penalties due to mode partitioning in the presence of Gaussian receiver noise are evaluated. The analysis provides a simple way to calculate the effects of mode ratio on the sensitivity of optical receivers.
Keywords :
Laser modes; Optical fiber receivers; Optical fiber transmitters, lasers; Fiber lasers; Fluctuations; Gaussian noise; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Power lasers; Signal to noise ratio;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1986.1074752
