DocumentCode
2013196
Title
Performance of high - sensitivity OOK, PPM, and DPSK communications using high-power slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifier (SCOWA) based transmitters
Author
Caplan, D.O. ; Juodawlkis, P.W. ; Plant, J.J. ; Stevens, M.L.
Author_Institution
MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA
fYear
2006
fDate
5-10 March 2006
Abstract
We investigate the overall communications performance of high-power SCOWA-based transmitters with various modulation formats. Transmitter power efficiency and receiver sensitivity are considered, and compared to baseline measurements using standard EDFA-based master-oscillator power-amplifier transmitters
Keywords
amplitude shift keying; differential phase shift keying; erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical receivers; optical transmitters; DPSK; EDFA; OOK; PPM; SCOWA; master-oscillator power-amplifier transmitter; modulation format; receiver sensitivity; slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifier; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; High power amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-803-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2006.215721
Filename
1636752
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