Title :
Multichannel FSK experiment using an optical amplifier repeater and wavelength tunable direct detection receiver
Author :
Malyon, D.J. ; Stallard, W.A.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
A four channel direct detection FDM operating at 565 Mbit/s with a channel spacing of 12 GHz which achieves a receiver sensitivity of -40 dBm is reported. A laser preamplifier is used to overcome the optical processing loss of the channel selective filter.
Keywords :
frequency shift keying; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical links; receivers; repeaters; 565 Mbit/s; channel selective filter; channel spacing; laser preamplifier; optical amplifier repeater; optical processing loss; receiver sensitivity; wavelength tunable direct detection receiver;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19901198
