Title :
Metro Transmission Performance of Uncooled 1.55 μm DFB Lasers Operating up to 85 ° C
Author :
Thiele, H.-J. ; Yatsu, R. ; Morshed, M. ; Funabashi, Masaki
Author_Institution :
Systems Testing Group, OFS, 791 Holmdel-Keyport Rd., Holmdel NJ 07733, USA; thiele@ofsoptics.com
Abstract :
We investigate the transmission performance of an 1.55-μm uncooled directly modulated laser for unamplified links and metro express networks. Error-free operation with low penalties was achieved between T=25 and 85°C requiring only minimal control.
Keywords :
Bit error rate; Chirp; Extinction ratio; Fiber lasers; Power generation; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers; System testing; Temperature distribution; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
