Title :
Influence of laser phase noise on dispersive optical fiber communication systems
Author :
Ribeiro, Rui F S ; Rocha, José R F da ; Cartaxo, Adolfo V T
Author_Institution :
Dept. Electron. e Telecomunicacoes, Aveiro Univ., Portugal
Abstract :
Noise from semiconductor lasers in dispersive optical communication systems can give rise to a BER floor. Due to frequency-to-intensity noise conversion, the impact of laser phase noise increases with the fiber length. It is shown that the maximum transmission distance for dispersion-supported transmission obtained in laboratory experiments is mainly determined by the laser phase noise.
Keywords :
laser noise; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; phase noise; semiconductor device noise; semiconductor lasers; BER floor; dispersion-supported transmission; dispersive optical fiber communication systems; fiber length; frequency-to-intensity noise conversion; laboratory experiments; laser phase noise; maximum transmission distance; semiconductor laser noise; Bit error rate; Dispersion; Fiber lasers; Frequency conversion; Laser noise; Optical fiber communication; Optical noise; Phase noise; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
