Title :
Bidirectional fibre-optical transmission using a multiple-quantum-well (MQW) modulator/detector
Author :
Wood, T.H. ; Carr, E.C. ; Kasper, B.L. ; Linke, R.A. ; Burrus, C.A. ; Walker, K.L.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Crawford Hill Laboratory, Holmdel, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a simple architecture for bidirectional optical fibre transmission which uses an MQW device as both modulator and photodetector. We achieved transmission of 50 Mbit/s and 600 Mbit/s in both directions over one 3.34 km-long single-mode fibre at 860 nm wavelength. Coherent Rayleigh interference was found to be a limiting factor in single-source bidirectional systems.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical links; optical modulation; Rayleigh interference; bidirectional optical fibre transmission; modulator/detector; multiple-quantum-well; single-mode fibre; single-source bidirectional systems;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860360
