Title :
Reduced bandwidth optical digital intensity modulation with improved chromatic dispersion tolerance
Author :
Price, A.J. ; Le Mercier, N.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Network Syst., Richardson, TX, USA
fDate :
1/5/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple optical modulation scheme using a lithium niobate Mach-Zehnder modulator driven by a three level drive waveform is proposed. The two-level intensity modulated (IM) optical signal obtained possesses a smaller optical bandwidth and thus greater chromatic dispersion tolerance compared with existing two-level IM methods used for high data rate transmission (e.g. 10 Gbit/s)
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical dispersion; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; 10 Gbit/s; LiNbO3; Mach-Zehnder modulator; chromatic dispersion tolerance; electro-optical modulators; high data rate transmission; intensity modulated optical signal; optical bandwidth; optical digital intensity modulation; three level drive waveform;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950028
