Title :
Optical interference in lightwave subcarrier multiplexing systems employing multiple optical carriers
Author_Institution :
Telecom Australia Res. Labs., Dayton, Vic.
fDate :
1/7/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is shown that when multiple optical carriers are used in a subcarrier multiplexing system, the mixing of the optical fields in the photodetector leads to interference which may impose a limitation on the system bandwidth or the number of available channels
Keywords :
multiplexing; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; SCM; SIR; lightwave subcarrier multiplexing systems; limitation; microwave subcarriers; multiple optical carriers; number of available channels; optical interference; signal to interference ratio; system bandwidth;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
