Title :
Wavelength-translation of an amplitude modulated vestigial sideband video signal by a gain-saturated semiconductor-laser-amplifier
Author :
Hamidi, S. ; Bray, M.E. ; O´Mahony, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Syst. Eng., Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
fDate :
11/9/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The wavelength translation of an AM-VSB video signal by a gain-saturated semiconductor laser-amplifier is reported. In experiments CNR degradation caused by translation gave power penalties of 4.5 to 7.5 dB, over the carrier frequency range 50 to 1050 MHz
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; video signal processing; wavelength division multiplexing; 50 to 1050 MHz; AM-VSB video signal; CNR degradation; WDM; amplitude modulated vestigial sideband; carrier frequency range; gain-saturated semiconductor-laser-amplifier; power penalties; wavelength translation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19951399
