DocumentCode
2252459
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
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
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
Type
conf
Filename
4572145
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