Performance of an eight-channel p-i-n/HBT OEIC photoreceiver array module in an optically-preamplified WDM system experiment

Author

Garrett, L.D. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Dentai, A.G. ; Zyskind, J. ; Sulhoff, J. ; Burrus, C.A. ; Burrows, E.C.

Author_Institution

Lucent Technol., Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

8

Issue

12

fYear

1996

Firstpage

1689

Lastpage

1691

Abstract

Detailed measurements of sensitivity and crosstalk under two-wavelength, multichannel operation of an eight-channel receiver array in an optically preamplified, wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) system are reported. The average sensitivity of the system measured at the EDFA input for an individual channel at 2.5 Gb/s is -39.6 dBm for a bit-error rate of 10/sup -9/. Measurement results indicate that the primary contribution to the crosstalk sensitivity penalty is electrical crosstalk between the receiver array preamplifier circuit outputs, with a negligible contribution from optical crosstalk in the WGR.

Keywords

integrated optoelectronics; optical crosstalk; optical receivers; p-i-n photodiodes; photodetectors; preamplifiers; sensitivity; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbit/s; average sensitivity; bit-error rate; crosstalk; crosstalk sensitivity penalty; eight-channel p-i-n/HBT OEIC photoreceiver array module; eight-channel receiver array; electrical crosstalk; optical crosstalk; optically-preamplified WDM system experiment; receiver array preamplifier circuit outputs; sensitivity; two-wavelength multichannel operation; wavelength division multiplexed; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optoelectronic devices; PIN photodiodes; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.544720

Filename

544720