Title :
Transmission of 8 DWDM channels at 20 Gb/s over 160 km of standard fiber using a cascade of semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Spiekman, L.H. ; Wiesenfeld, J.M. ; Gnauck, A.H. ; Garrett, L.D. ; van den Hoven, G.N. ; Van Dongen, T. ; Sander-Jochem, M.J.H. ; Binsma, J.J.M.
Author_Institution :
JDS Uniphase, Eindhoven, Netherlands
fDate :
6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Eight DWDM channels in the wavelength region 1558-1570 nm, spaced at 200 GHz, are modulated at 20 Gb/s and transmitted over 160 km of SSMF (four 40-km spans) using four in-line SOA´s. Transmitter booster-amplifiers and receiver preamplifiers are also SOA´s, Q-factors better than 17 dB, corresponding to a BER of less than 3/spl middot/10/sup -13/, have been measured for all channels.
Keywords :
Q-factor; electro-optical modulation; optical receivers; optical transmitters; preamplifiers; semiconductor laser arrays; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 1558 to 1570 nm; 160 km; 20 Gbit/s; BER; DWDM channel transmission; Q-factors; in-line SOA; optical modulation; receiver preamplifiers; semiconductor optical amplifier cascade; standard fiber; transmitter booster-amplifiers; wavelength region; Crosstalk; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical distortion; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Power generation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
