Components and systems for AM optical fiber links

Author

Lipson, J. ; McGrath, C.J.

fYear

1990

fDate

23-25 July 1990

Firstpage

17

Abstract

Summary form only given. Analog optical transmission of video signals with distributed feedback lasers is briefly reported. Link quality is determined primarily by the noise and linearity of the laser and is characterized by the carrier-to-noise ratio (CNR), composite second-order distortion (CSO), and composite triple beat (CTB). Measurements were made using multiple continuous wave carriers input to the laser. Among the best results reported are a CNR of 55 dB, a CSO of 65 dBc, and a CTB of 71 dBc for a link loss of 5 dB (12-km fiber) and for 42 channels. End-of-life chip aging data with 16 devices and 3000 h of accelerated aging data with an additional 16 devices reveal a mean time to failure which is conservatively estimated at >25 years. When operated with live video signals, links typically show all improvement of 12 dBc in CTB and 6-12 dBc in CSO. Using a dual pumping configuration of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs), a total output power of 16 mW was achieved.<>

Keywords

amplitude modulation; distributed feedback lasers; optical communication equipment; optical links; optical modulation; video signals; 12 km; 16 mW; 25 yr; 3000 h; 5 dB; AM optical fiber links; Er doped fibre amplifier; accelerated aging; analog optical transmission; carrier-to-noise ratio; composite second-order distortion; composite triple beat; distributed feedback lasers; dual pumping configuration; end of life chip ageing; laser linearity; laser noise; link loss; link quality; live video signals; mean time to failure; multiple continuous wave carriers; total output power; video signals; Distributed feedback devices; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser noise; Optical distortion; Optical feedback; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Signal to noise ratio;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Broadband Analog Optoelectronics: Devices and Systems, 1990. Conference Digest., LEOS Summer Topical on

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BAODS.1990.205494

Filename

205494