Performance of 8-channel OEIC receiver array in 8 x 2.5 Gb/s WDM transmission experiment

Author

Garrett, L.D. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Zyskind, J.L. ; Sulhoff, J.W. ; Dentai, A.G. ; Burrus, C.A. ; Lunardi, L.M. ; Derosier, R.M.

Author_Institution

Bell Labs., Lucent Technol., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

9

Issue

2

fYear

1997

Firstpage

235

Lastpage

237

Abstract

The performance of an 8-channel, 2.5-Gb/s OEIC photoreceiver array in an 8-wavelength long-distance WDM testbed is described. The sensitivity penalties due to crosstalk and transmission are measured, and the source of crosstalk is investigated. Channel sensitivities range from -25.4 to -26.2 dBm after transmission through 720 km of standard fiber, with transmission penalties ranging from 0.3-1.0 dB. When the power in each of seven interfering channels is 5 dB above sensitivity, the maximum cross talk penalty suffered by an individual channel does not exceed 1 dB. These experiments are the first comprehensive characterization of monolithic receiver arrays for crosstalk performance under multichannel operation in a realistic system environment.

Keywords

integrated optoelectronics; optical crosstalk; optical receivers; sensitivity; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbit/s; 720 km; 8-channel OEIC receiver array; Gb/s OEIC photoreceiver array; Gb/s WDM transmission experiment; channel sensitivities; crosstalk; individual channel; interfering channels; long-distance WDM testbed; maximum cross talk penalty; monolithic receiver arrays; multichannel operation; realistic system environment; sensitivity penalties; standard fiber; transmission penalties; Bandwidth; Crosstalk; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Optical arrays; Optical fiber testing; Optical receivers; Optoelectronic devices; PIN photodiodes; Photodetectors; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.553103

Filename

553103