Title :
Simultaneous distribution of multichannel analog and digital video channels to multiple terminals using high-density WDM and a broad-band in-line erbium-doped fiber amplifier
Author :
Way, W.I. ; Wagner, S.S. ; Choy, M.M. ; Lin, C. ; Menendez, R.C. ; Tohme, H. ; Yi-Yan, A. ; Von Lehman, A.C. ; Spicer, R.E. ; Andrejco, M. ; Saifi, M.A. ; Lemberg, H.L.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The simultaneous amplification of 16 distributed feedback (DFB) lasers over a 34-nm spectral range in an erbium-doped fiber amplifier is reported. Sixteen DFB lasers spaced at approximately 2-nm intervals and covering 34 nm in the 1.55- mu m band were modulated with a total of 100 studio-quality analog FM-TV channels and six 622-Mb/s channels.<>
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; erbium; fibre lasers; frequency division multiplexing; optical communication equipment; video signals; 1.55 micron; 622 Mbit/s; DFB lasers; analog FM-TV channels; analog video channels; broad-band in-line erbium-doped fiber amplifier; digital video channels; distributed feedback; high-density WDM; multiple terminals; simultaneous amplification; simultaneous multichannel distribution; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
