Title :
30 Gb/s transmission over 40 km directly modulated DFB laser-based SMF links without optical amplification and dispersion compensation for VSR and metro applications
Author :
Tang, J.M. ; Lane, P.M. ; Shore, K.A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf., Wales Univ., UK
Abstract :
It is shown that 30 Gb/s transmission over 40 km standard fibre of adaptively modulated optical OFDM signals is feasible for directly modulated DFB laser-based links without optical amplification and dispersion compensation. The corresponding loss margin is >4 dB.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; adaptive modulation; distributed feedback lasers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; 30 Gbit/s; 40 km; SMF links; VSR; adaptively modulated optical OFDM signals; directly modulated DFB laser; metro applications; single mode fibre links; very short reach application; Adaptive optics; Fiber lasers; OFDM modulation; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215789
