Title :
Optical generation of MM-waves using spectrum-sliced ASE for low-cost WDM based fibre radio systems
Author :
Lane, P.M. ; Kitayama, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
fDate :
5/14/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors describe the optically supported generation of a 30 GHz MM-wave signal, with an electrical linewidth of <1 Hz, from a spectrum slice of the ASE noise output of an EDFA. The technique described has the potential to significantly reduce the cost of a WDM-based fibre MM-wave radio system
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; fibre lasers; laser beam applications; laser noise; microwave links; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; 30 GHz; ASE noise output; EDFA; Er doped fibre amplifier; MM-wave signal generation; WDM based fibre radio systems; array waveguide grating; low cost system; optical generation; optically supported generation; spectrum-sliced ASE;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980713
