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
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