Title :
Low noise characteristics of an AM-VSB video signal transmission using a PDFA pumped by InGaAs semiconductor lasers through fibre Bragg gratings
Author :
Temmyo, J. ; Sugo, M. ; Nishiya, T. ; Tamamura, T. ; Yamada, M. ; Sudo, S. ; Yamamoto, F. ; Bilodeau, F. ; Hill, K.O.
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
9/26/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors have demonstrated 15 dBm output Pr3+ doped fluoride fibre amplifiers (PDFAs) pumped by two high-power, and wavelength stabilised, InGaAs semiconductor lasers and also the low noise characteristics of AM-VSB video signal transmission using a PDFA. The wavelength of the InGaAs pumping semiconductor lasers was locked through fibre Bragg gratings, resulting in a reduction of the white-line noise in a CATV experiment, which is caused by the mode-hopping of the pumping sources
Keywords :
community antenna television; fibre lasers; laser modes; optical fibre communication; optical links; optical pumping; video signals; AM-VSB video signal transmission; CATV experiment; InGaAs; PDFA; fibre Bragg gratings; mode-hopping; noise characteristics; pumping sources; semiconductor laser pump; white-line noise;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961231