Title :
OFDM signal transmission by direct modulation of a doped fiber external cavity semiconductor laser
Author :
Runnan Liu ; Mousa Pasandi, M.E. ; LaRochelle, Sophie ; Jianping Yao ; Ke Wu ; Kashyap, Rekha
Author_Institution :
Adv. Photonics Concepts Lab., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
A doped fiber external cavity laser (DFECL) exhibits high power, narrow linewidth and stable wavelength which may be tuned. We demonstrate IEEE 802.11 signal transmission by direct modulating the ultra long DFECL at ~2.5GHz.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; OFDM modulation; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; DFECL; IEEE 802.11 signal transmission; OFDM signal transmission; direct modulation; doped fiber external cavity semiconductor laser; Bandwidth; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser stability; Laser tuning; OFDM modulation; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Resonant frequency; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528500
