Title :
Optical comb sources for suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering in long-haul analog photonic links
Author :
McKinney, Jason D. ; Briguglio, John ; Urick, Vincent J.
Author_Institution :
U.S. Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a 50-km repeater-less analog optical link with a record spur-free dynamic range of ~105 dB-Hz2/3. An optical comb source mitigates stimulated Brillouin scattering allowing increased launch power and reduced optical post-amplification.
Keywords :
optical links; optical modulation; stimulated Brillouin scattering; analog optical link; long-haul analog photonic links; optical comb sources; optical post-amplification; size 50 km; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Adaptive optics; Noise; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical noise;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4