Title :
Effects of directly modulated laser chirp on the performances of radio over fiber systems
Author :
Faniuolo, Antonella ; Tartarini, Giovanni ; Bassi, Paolo ; Faccin, Pier ; Casini, Andrea
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Comput. Sci. & Syst., Bologna Univ., Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents a study of the performances of radio over fiber (RoF) systems in presence of fiber dispersion and spurious FM ("chirp") effects of directly modulated DFB lasers. Experimental results are successfully compared with theoretical ones.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; distributed feedback lasers; frequency modulation; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; DFB lasers; FM chirp; RoF systems; directly modulated laser chirp; fiber dispersion; radio over fiber systems; 3G mobile communication; Chirp modulation; Fiber lasers; Laser noise; Laser theory; Masers; Optical distortion; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2003. MWP 2003 Proceedings. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8691-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2003.1422900
