Title :
System application of 1.5 μm ultrafast saturable absorber in 10 Gbit/s long-haul transmission
Author :
Mangeney, J. ; Barré, S. ; Aubin, G. ; Oudar, J.L. ; Leclerc, O.
Author_Institution :
France Telecom R&D, CNRS, Bagneux, France
fDate :
9/28/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A semiconductor saturable absorber based on a heavy-ion-irradiated quantum well vertical cavity is implemented In a 10 Gbit/s RZ loop transmission. Induced reduction of amplified spontaneous emission accumulation is experimentally demonstrated for the first time to improve the error-free transmission distance by a factor of 2.5
Keywords :
digital communication; high-speed optical techniques; optical communication equipment; optical saturable absorption; quantum well devices; 1.5 micron; 10 Gbit/s; 12000 km; ASE suppression; RZ loop transmission; amplified spontaneous emission accumulation; error-free transmission distance; heavy-ion-irradiated MQW vertical cavity device; long-haul transmission; quantum well vertical cavity device; semiconductor saturable absorber; system application; ultrafast saturable absorber;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20001196
