Title :
Performance of high - sensitivity OOK, PPM, and DPSK communications using high-power slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifier (SCOWA) based transmitters
Author :
Caplan, D.O. ; Juodawlkis, P.W. ; Plant, J.J. ; Stevens, M.L.
Author_Institution :
MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA
Abstract :
We investigate the overall communications performance of high-power SCOWA-based transmitters with various modulation formats. Transmitter power efficiency and receiver sensitivity are considered, and compared to baseline measurements using standard EDFA-based master-oscillator power-amplifier transmitters
Keywords :
amplitude shift keying; differential phase shift keying; erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical receivers; optical transmitters; DPSK; EDFA; OOK; PPM; SCOWA; master-oscillator power-amplifier transmitter; modulation format; receiver sensitivity; slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifier; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; High power amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215721
