Title :
Enhanced direct modulation efficiency by FM to IM conversion
Author :
Lee, H.L.T. ; Ram, R.J. ; Kjehon, O. ; Schatz, R.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Enhanced modulation efficiency of a directly modulated, high speed DBR laser of up to 400% has been demonstrated using FM to IM conversion in optical fiber. The link noise figure is improved by 8 dB and the dynamic range by 3 dB at 10 GHz
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; frequency modulation; intensity modulation; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical noise; semiconductor lasers; 10 GHz; FM to IM conversion; directly modulated DBR laser; enhanced direct modulation efficiency; high speed DBR laser; link noise figure; optical fiber; Electron optics; Fiber lasers; Frequency modulation; High speed optical techniques; Intensity modulation; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical refraction; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2000. MWP 2000. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Oxford
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6455-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2000.889798
