Title :
Comparison of crosstalk in amplitude- and phase-modulated hyperfine WDM fiber optic links
Author :
Rogge, Matthew S. ; Urick, Vincent J. ; Bucholtz, Frank ; Williams, Keith J. ; Knapp, Patrik
Author_Institution :
Div. of Opt. Sci., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We investigated RF crosstalk levels at 12.5 GHz optical channel spacing for a 34 km, Er-amplified fiber optic link. For two different link configurations, experimental results are presented for both amplitude and phase modulation.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; channel spacing; crosstalk; erbium; microwave photonics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical modulation; optical transmitters; phase modulation; radio-over-fibre; wavelength division multiplexing; 34 km; RF crosstalk; amplitude modulation; hyperfine Er-amplified WDM fiber optic link; optical channel spacing; phase-modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201699
