Title :
8-Gbit/s transmission experiment over 68 km of optical fiber using a Ti:LiNbO3external modulator
Author :
Korotky, S.K. ; Gnauck, A.H. ; Kasper, B.L. ; Campbell, J.C. ; Veselka, J.J. ; Talman, J.R. ; Mccormick, A.R.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
10/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We describe the performance of an experimental 1.5-μm lightwave transmission system operating at 8 Gbit/s over 68.3 km of single-mode fiber. The dispersion penalty is limited to 1 dB through the use of external modulation and is attributable to the intrinsic information bandwidth.
Keywords :
Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation/demodulation; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Circuits; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Power lasers;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1987.1075420