Title :
Phase modulated optical millimeter wave generation based on externally injected gain switched laser
Author :
Shams, H. ; Perry, P. ; Anandarajah, P.M. ; Barry, L.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Dublin City Univ. (DCU), Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
A novel, simple, and cost effective set up for generating phase modulated millimeter-waves is experimentally demonstrated by using an externally injected gain switched laser. System performance has been investigated for 2.5Gbps downstream data.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; millimetre wave lasers; optical fibre LAN; phase shift keying; FTTx network; GSL; PSK modulated millimeter wave signal; bit rate 2.5 Gbit/s; externally injected gain switched laser; fiber optic local area network; frequency 60 GHz; phase modulated optical millimeter wave generation; High speed optical techniques; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6