Title :
Laser RIN and linewidth requirements for direct detection optical OFDM
Author :
Zan, Zuraidah ; Premaratne, Malin ; Lowery, Arthur James
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, VIC
Abstract :
We identify experimentally the effects of laser linewidth and intensity noise on optical OFDM systems, and show that commercial DFB lasers are suitable transmitters even when operated at low powers.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; distributed feedback lasers; laser noise; optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; spectral line breadth; DFB lasers; direct detection OFDM; laser RIN; laser intensity noise; laser linewidth; optical OFDM; optical transmitters; Fiber lasers; Laser noise; OFDM; Optical detectors; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Power lasers; Quadrature phase shift keying; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (060.4080) Modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
