Title :
Gain and bandwidth enhancement of directly modulated analog fiber optic links using injection-locked gain-coupled DFB lasers
Author :
Meng, Xue Jun ; Jung, Thomas ; Chau, Tai ; Wu, Ming C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report on the experimental demonstration of directly modulated analog fiber optic links with gain-coupled DFB lasers under strong optical injection locking. Successful transmission of BPSK signals up to 18 GHz has been achieved
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; error statistics; laser beam applications; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; phase shift keying; semiconductor lasers; 18 GHz; BER; BPSK signal transmission; analog fiber optic links; bandwidth enhancement; bit error rate; directly modulated fibre-optic links; experimental demonstration; gain enhancement; gain-coupled DFB lasers; injection-locked DFB lasers; strong optical injection locking; Bandwidth; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Injection-locked oscillators; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical feedback; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1999. MWP '99. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5558-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1999.819670
