• DocumentCode
    1377182
  • Title

    Bidirectional transmission scheme using intensity modulation of 1.48 mu m pump laser diode for erbium-doped fibre amplifier

  • Author

    Suyama, Momoko ; Watanabe, Shigetaka ; Yokota, I. ; Kuwahara, Hideo

  • Author_Institution
    Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    89
  • Lastpage
    91
  • Abstract
    A bidirectional transmission scheme is proposed that is suitable for an optical transmission system with Er3+-doped fibre amplifiers using pump intensity modulation of a 1.48 mu m pump laser diode. The practical feasibility of this proposal is confirmed by a system analysis and a transmission experiment. No penalty was observed for an amplified 2.4 Gbit/s signal at 1.536 mu m with a 5 MHz subcarrier from a 1.48 mu m pump laser diode.
  • Keywords
    erbium; fibre lasers; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; 1.48 micron; 1.536 micron; 2.4 Gbit/s; 5 MHz; Er 3+-doped fibre amplifiers; bidirectional transmission scheme; pump intensity modulation; pump laser diode;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19910057
  • Filename
    60822