• DocumentCode
    1027763
  • Title

    Wideband 1.5¿m optical receiver using travelling-wave laser amplifier

  • Author

    O´Mahony, M.J. ; Marshall, I.W. ; Westlake, H.J. ; Stallard, W.G.

  • Author_Institution
    British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    23
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    1238
  • Lastpage
    1240
  • Abstract
    A high-sensitivity, wideband optical receiver using a travelling-wave laser amplifier in conjunction with a PIN photodiode and commercial 50¿ amplifier is described. A sensitivity of ¿37 dBm at 1 Gbit/s has been achieved, with a 17dB net amplifier gain.
  • Keywords
    integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; receivers; semiconductor junction lasers; 1 Gbit/s; 1.5 micron; 17 dB; PIN photodiode; net amplifier gain; optical communications; sensitivity; travelling-wave laser amplifier; wideband optical receiver;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19860849
  • Filename
    4257068
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1027763