A one-watt, 10-Gbps high-sensitivity optical communication system

Author

Livas, J.C. ; Swanson, E.A. ; Chinn, S.R. ; Kintzer, E.S. ; Bondurant, R.S. ; DiGiovanni, D.J.

Author_Institution

Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA

Volume

7

Issue

5

fYear

1995

fDate

5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

579

Lastpage

581

Abstract

High data rate communications are of interest for many applications. In fiber-based broadcast systems, high receiver sensitivity and high transmitter power translate into the ability to reach more customers. For space applications, high receiver sensitivity and high optical power are essential since it is impossible to use amplifiers between the transmitter and receiver. We describe here the experimental demonstration of a 10-Gbps communications system with a receiver sensitivity of 77 photons/bit at a bit error rate of 10/sup -9/ and a one-watt optical transmitter based on an erbium-doped fiber amplifier pumped by tapered-gain-region semiconductor lasers.<>

Keywords

data communication; digital communication; error statistics; fibre lasers; laser beam applications; optical fibre communication; optical links; optical pumping; optical transmitters; 1 W; 10 Gbit/s; BER; Er-doped fiber amplifier; bit error rate; high data rate communications; high-sensitivity system; one-watt optical transmitter; optical communication system; tapered-gain-region semiconductor lasers; Broadcasting; High power amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.384550

Filename

384550