DocumentCode
982170
Title
Experimental verification of self-phase-modulation induced nonlinear distortion in externally modulated AM-VSB lightwave systems
Author
Willems, F.W. ; van der Plaats, J.C.
Author_Institution
Lucent Technol. Network Syst. Nederland B.V., Huizen
Volume
32
Issue
14
fYear
1996
fDate
7/4/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1310
Lastpage
1311
Abstract
The authors have experimentally observed self-phase-modulation induced CSO distortion in externally modulated AM-VSB trunk lightwave systems using 50 km of standard fibre. The onset of this distortion occurs at power levels below those needed to generate stimulated Brillouin scattering
Keywords
amplitude modulation; community antenna television; optical fibres; optical links; optical modulation; optical noise; 50 km; CATV; CSO distortion; composite second order distortion; externally modulated AM-VSB lightwave systems; power levels; self-phase-modulation induced nonlinear distortion; standard fibre;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19960834
Filename
503643
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