1.2 Gbit/s optical fibre transmission experiment over 113.7 km using a 1.528 μm distributed-feedback ridge-waveguide laser

Author

Chidgey, P.J. ; White, B.R. ; Brain, M.C. ; Hooper, R.C. ; Smith, David R. ; Smyth, P.P. ; Fiddyment, P.J. ; Nelson, A.W. ; Westbrook, L.D.

Author_Institution

British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK

Volume

20

Issue

17

fYear

1984

Firstpage

707

Lastpage

709

Abstract

Optical fibre transmission experiments at 1.2 Gbit/s are reported over distances up to 113.7 km of conventional nondispersion-shifted fibre. The experimental system comprises a DFB laser, a PINFET and a parallel-processing regenerator. System penalties are observed which may be partly attributed to transient wavelength chirping and chromatic dispersion. Experiments using 83 km of dispersion shifted fibre show no penalties.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; distributed feedback lasers; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical links; semiconductor junction lasers; DFB laser; III-V semiconductors; InGaAsP/InP; PINFET; bit rate 1.2 Gbit/s; chromatic dispersion; conventional nondispersion-shifted fibre; dispersion shifted fibre; distance 113.7 km; distributed-feedback ridge-waveguide laser; experimental system; high data rate systems; monomode optical fibre; optical fibre transmission experiment; parallel-processing regenerator; single-mode fibre; system penalties; transient wavelength chirping; wavelength 1.528 micron;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics Letters

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0013-5194

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/el:19840485

Filename

4248985