DocumentCode
421113
Title
Uncooled 40 Gb/s transmission over 40 km single mode fiber using multi-level modulation of a highly linear laser
Author
Wonfor, A. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Kenton White, J. ; Kelly, A.E. ; Tombling, C.
Author_Institution
Centre for Photonic Syst., Cambridge Univ., UK
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
23-27 Feb. 2004
Firstpage
181
Abstract
An uncooled 1.3 micron directly modulated DFB laser is used to transmit 40 Gb/s multi-level data over 40 km of standard fibre. A semiconductor optical amplifier is used to overcome fibre loss and enhance transmission distance.
Keywords
distributed feedback lasers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1.3 micron; 40 Gbit/s; 40 km; directly modulated DFB laser; fibre loss; highly linear laser; multilevel modulation; semiconductor optical amplifier; single mode fiber; transmission distance enhancement; uncooled transmission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-772-5
Type
conf
Filename
1359225
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