Title :
Performance characteristics of 1.5-µm external cavity semiconductor lasers for coherent optical communication
Author :
Olsson, N.A. ; van der Ziel, J.P.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
4/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The performance characteristics of 1.5-μm external cavity semiconductor lasers have been investigated. Measurements of phase, frequency, and amplitude stability are presented together with the power and threshold characteristics. Amplitude shift keyed coherent receiver sensitivity measurements gave a receiver sensitivity of -55.7 dBm at 150 Mbit/s equivalent to 137 photon/bit as compared to previous amplitude shift keying results of 520 photon/bit and the shot-noise limit of 36 photon/bit.
Keywords :
Laser resonators; Optical fiber transmitters, lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Coatings; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Optical feedback; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Semiconductor lasers; Threshold current;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1987.1075530
