Title :
Error-free full-duplex optical WDM-FDM transmission using an EA-transceiver
Author :
Stohr, A. ; Kitayama, K. ; Jager, D.
Author_Institution :
Gerhard-Mercator Univ., Duisburg, Germany
Abstract :
We propose the utilization of a waveguide EA-modulator as a full-duplex transceiver for WDM based optic networks. The modulation properties of a fiber-coupled 1.55 /spl mu/m InGaAsP/InP waveguide EA-modulator such as extinction ratio, insertion loss and electrical bandwidth are experimentally determined and detection properties are analyzed in terms of responsivity and electrical bandwidth. Furthermore, the EA-transceiver is employed within an optical link and error-free full-duplex transmission is achieved.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; frequency division multiplexing; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibre subscriber loops; quantum well devices; transceivers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.55 micron; InGaAsP-InP; InGaAsP/InP MQW; detection properties; electrical bandwidth; electroabsorption-transceiver; error-free full-duplex transmission; extinction ratio; fiber-coupled; full-duplex transceiver; insertion loss; optical WDM-FDM transmission; responsivity; waveguide electroabsorption-modulator; Bandwidth; Extinction ratio; Indium phosphide; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Transceivers; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1998. MWP '98. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Princeton, NJ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4936-9
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1998.745485
