• DocumentCode
    886302
  • Title

    Comparison of direct and external modulation for CATV lightwave transmission at 1.5 mu m wavelength

  • Author

    Gnauck, A.H. ; Darcie, Thomas ; Bodeep, G.E.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    1875
  • Lastpage
    1876
  • Abstract
    The use of a high-power 1.5 mu m DFB laser and a linearised Ti:LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder modulator as a transmitter in a CATV lightwave system is reported. The performance is compared with directly-modulated 1.5 mu m-wavelength DFB lasers in 60 channel transmissions over 16 km of conventional singlemode fibre. The transmission of 52 high-frequency channels is demonstrated (450-750 MHz) in anticipation of future CATV upgrades.
  • Keywords
    cable television; distributed feedback lasers; electro-optical devices; lithium compounds; optical links; optical modulation; titanium; 1.5 micron; 16 km; 450 to 750 MHz; 60 channel transmissions; DFB laser; LiNbO 3:Ti; direct modulation; external modulation; high-frequency channels; lightwave transmission; linearised Ti:LiNbO 3 Mach-Zehnder modulator; singlemode fibre;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19921200
  • Filename
    161226
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=886302