Properties of commercial 1.3-μm Fabry-Perot laser modules in a time compression multiplexing system

Author

Kashima, Norio

Author_Institution

NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

9

Issue

7

fYear

1991

fDate

7/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

918

Lastpage

923

Abstract

The practical properties of nine types of 1.3-μm Fabry-Perot laser modules were determined so as to construct a bidirectional transmission system. Time compression multiplexing (TCM) transmission is employed and the modules must act as both transmitter and receiver. Many modules are tested and it is found that the responsivity of a laser module is roughly proportional to the module´s output power. The main source of variation in responsivity is determined to be due to coupling effects. Optical characteristics are measured over the range -15 to +65°C. The maximum transmission distance for narrow-band ISDN (integrated services digital network) services over single-mode fibers is determined for a bit rate of 3.5 Mb/s

Keywords

ISDN; laser cavity resonators; laser transitions; optical communication equipment; semiconductor junction lasers; time division multiplexing; -15 to 65 degC; 1.3 micron; 3.5 Mbit/s; Fabry-Perot laser modules; bidirectional transmission system; bit rate; coupling effects; integrated services digital network; narrow-band ISDN; optical characteristics; output power; responsivity; single-mode fibers; time compression multiplexing system; transmission distance; Couplings; Fabry-Perot; Fiber lasers; ISDN; Narrowband; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Power generation; Power lasers; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.85794

Filename

85794