Title :
2.8 Gbit/s optical soliton transmission employing all laser diodes
Author :
Iwatsuki, K. ; Nishi, Shohei ; Saruwatari, M. ; Shimizu, M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Transmission Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
2.8 Gbit/s optical soliton transmission is successfully demonstrated using a gain-switched 1.55 mu m distributed feedback laser diode and a Ti:LiNbO3 intensity modulator. An Er3+-doped fibre amplifier and a Raman amplifier, both pumped by 1.47 mu m laser diodes, are employed to achieve intense optical pulses and fibre-loss compensation, respectively.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; semiconductor junction lasers; solitons; 1.47 micron; 1.55 micron; 2.8 Gbit/s; LiNbO 3:Ti; Raman amplifier; distributed feedback laser diode; fibre-loss compensation; intense optical pulses; intensity modulator; laser diodes; optical soliton transmission;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900001