Title :
The design and performance of semiconductor laser preamplified optical receivers
Author :
Hunter, Craig A. ; Barker, Laura N. ; Heatley, David J T ; Cameron, Keith H. ; Calton, Richard L.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
10/27/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Semiconductor laser preamplified (LA-PIN) optical receivers utilise a PIN receiver and a semiconductor laser preamplifier to achieve better sensitivities and gain bandwidth products than those of APD receivers. This paper compares the performance of a selection of LA-PIN receivers at bit rates up to 8 Gbit/s relative to APD designs
Keywords :
laser beam applications; optical communication equipment; p-i-n diodes; semiconductor junction lasers; 8 Gbit/s; APD receivers; PIN receiver; gain bandwidth products; optical communication; semiconductor laser preamplified optical receivers; sensitivities;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Amplifiers for Communications, IEE Colloquium on
