DocumentCode
1038176
Title
Crosstalk penalty in a two-channel ASK heterodyne detection system with non-negligible laser line width
Author
Park, Y.K. ; Granlund, S.W. ; Kuo, C.Y. ; Dixon, Matthew ; Cline, T.W. ; Smith, R.W. ; Dutta, N.K. ; Vannucci, G.
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Allentown, USA
Volume
23
Issue
24
fYear
1987
Firstpage
1291
Lastpage
1293
Abstract
Crosstalk penalties as a function of channel spacing were measured in a two-channel ASK heterodyne system using 1·55¿m DFB lasers. For an IF linewidth/bit rate ratio of 0.5, the channel spacing in the IF domain must be greater than 13 times the bit rate for negligible crosstalk penalty.
Keywords
amplitude modulation; crosstalk; demodulation; intermodulation; optical communication; optical fibres; 1.55 micron; DFB lasers; IF domain; channel spacing; crosstalk penalty; demodulation; nonnegligible laser linewidth; optical fibre communication; semiconductor laser; two-channel ASK heterodyne detection system;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19870894
Filename
4259135
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