Title :
Measurements of laser rate equation parameters for simulating the performance of directly modulated 2.5 Gb/s Metro area transmission systems and networks
Author :
Tomkos, Ioannis ; Roudas, Ioannis ; Boskovic, Aleksandra ; Antoniades, Neo ; Hesse, Robert ; Vodhanel, R.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. & Test Center, Corning Inc., Somerset, NJ, USA
Abstract :
In this work, we present a detailed study on the extraction procedures for rate equation parameters. Parameters related to the chirp characteristics are extracted directly from chirp measurements. Moreover, the procedures have been applied for the characterization of directly modulated lasers (DMLs) with different characteristics. The laser dynamics were accurately simulated as shown by comparing the measured and simulated results for both chirp and power waveforms. The extracted parameters were then used in transmission simulation to identify the best fiber choice for metropolitan area networks utilizing DMLs. This work can be a useful tool whenever the influence of DML characteristics on the overall performance of a system must be accurately evaluated
Keywords :
chirp modulation; laser theory; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; 2.5 Gbit/s; chirp characteristics; directly modulated laser; optical fiber metropolitan area network; parameter extraction; rate equation; transmission simulation; Area measurement; Bit rate; Chirp; Equations; Laser modes; Optical modulation; Photonics; Power measurement; System testing; Unified modeling language;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting. LEOS 2000. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rio Grande
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5947-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2000.894042
