DocumentCode
888289
Title
Chirp measurement and transmission experiment at 10 Gbit/s with Wannier-Stark modulator
Author
Devaux, F. ; Sorel, Yves ; Kerdiles, J.F.
Author_Institution
France Telecom, CNET, Bagneux, France
Volume
29
Issue
9
fYear
1993
fDate
4/29/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
814
Lastpage
816
Abstract
The chirp parameter alpha of an electroabsorption Wannier-Stark modulator is measured for the first time, with a new, simple and accurate method. It varies widely from positive to negative values with applied bias. It is shown that a newly-introduced effective chirp parameter is zero as confirmed in a transmission experiment at 10 Gbit/s in a standard fibre.
Keywords
digital communication systems; electro-optical devices; electroabsorption; frequency modulation; optical communication equipment; optical links; optical modulation; 10 Gbit/s; Wannier-Stark modulator; chirp measurement; chirp parameter; electroabsorption; transmission experiment;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19930544
Filename
211287
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