Title :
Comparison of semiconductor and conventional LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder modulators in 2.5 Gbit/s repeaterless fibre system
Author :
Zhang, Xiupu ; Zhu, Zhimin ; Mitchell, A.
Author_Institution :
MPB Commun. Inc., Pointe-Claire, Que., Canada
fDate :
5/13/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A comparison of two types of modulators: a semiconductor Mach-Zehnder modulator (integrated with a DFB laser) and a conventional LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder modulator is given for a 2.5 Gbit/s repeaterless system over 329 km of standard fibre. It is found that the two types of modulators can provide almost identical performance
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; 2.5 Gbit/s; 329 km; DFB laser; conventional Mach-Zehnder modulators; repeaterless system; semiconductor Mach-Zehnder modulator; standard fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990515