Title :
Comparison between static and dynamic clipping distortion in semiconductor lasers
Author_Institution :
Lab. RESO, Ecole d´´Ingenieurs de Brest, France
Abstract :
A new test signal is introduced to evaluate the dynamic behavior of a semiconductor laser in a subcarrier multiplexed system. With the use of this test signal it is shown that dynamic effects of clipping yield to a higher nonlinear distortion than static clipping does.
Keywords :
dynamics; nonlinear optics; optical fibre networks; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; optical noise; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; subcarrier multiplexing; clipping yield; dynamic behavior; dynamic clipping distortion; higher nonlinear distortion; semiconductor laser; semiconductor lasers; static clipping; static clipping distortion; subcarrier multiplexed optical fibre communication systems; subcarrier multiplexed system; test signal; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser noise; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear dynamical systems; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Predictive models; Semiconductor lasers; System testing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
