• DocumentCode
    1494869
  • Title

    Comparison of intraband crosstalk penalty in WDM networks for externally and directly modulated lasers

  • Author

    Jin, Yaohui ; Zeng, Qingji ; Hu, Weisheng

  • Author_Institution
    Shanghai Jiaotong Univ., China
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    2/4/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    220
  • Lastpage
    221
  • Abstract
    Intraband crosstalk penalties for externally and directly modulated lasers are evaluated theoretically and experimentally. The large linewidth of a directly modulated laser reduces beat noise. Theory and experiment agree closely for a single crosstalk source
  • Keywords
    optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM networks; beat noise; directly modulated lasers; externally modulated lasers; intraband crosstalk penalty; linewidth; optical fibre networks; single crosstalk source;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19990167
  • Filename
    755930