Title :
16 Gbit/s transmission over 53 km of fibre using directly modulated 1.3 mu m DFB laser
Author :
Gnauck, A.H. ; Burrus, C.A. ; Wang, S.-J. ; Dutta, N.K.
Author_Institution :
AT & T Bell Labs., Crawford Hill Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Describes an optical transmission system operating at a data rate of 16 Gbit/s and a wavelength of 1.3 mu m. A transmission distance of 53 km was obtained with an etched-mesa DFB laser and a hybrid pin/HEMT receiver.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical modulation; receivers; semiconductor junction lasers; 1.3 micron; 16 Gbit/s; 53 km; data rate; directly modulated laser, p-i-n diode HEMT; etched-mesa DFB laser; hybrid pin/HEMT receiver; optical transmission system; transmission distance; wavelength;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890906
