DWDM/SCM bi-directional interleaved transmission of 64-QAM using electro absorption modulated laser transmitters

Author

Hullin, C. ; Neyret, B. ; Delavaux, J.-M. ; Wilson, G.C. ; Bethea, C.

Author_Institution

Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2001

fDate

17-22 March 2001

Abstract

We demonstrate error free bi-directional interleaved DWDM/SCM transmission of 64-QAM over more than 200 km of fiber, using EML transmitters. Four-wave mixing and Rayleigh backscattering suppression are achieved in a dense bi-directional architecture.

Keywords

Rayleigh scattering; backscatter; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; error statistics; multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; quadrature amplitude modulation; subcarrier multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 200 km; DWDM/SCM bi-directional interleaved transmission; DWDM/SCM transmission; EML transmitters; Rayleigh backscattering suppression; bi-directional interleaved DWDM/SCM transmission; bi-directional interleaved transmission; dense bi-directional architecture; electro absorption modulated laser transmitters; error free bi-directional interleaved transmission; fiber; four-wave mixing; quadrature amplitude modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation digital signals; Absorption; Bidirectional control; Optical distortion; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical transmitters; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Radio frequency; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-655-9

Type

conf

Filename

928485