Title :
Improved modal noise calculations for multimode fiber links using short-wavelength lasers
Author :
Kuchta, Daniel M. ; Jackson, Kenneth P.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
fDate :
25 Feb.-1 March 1996
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Modal noise in laser-based multimode fiber links has been investigated and modeled. This paper will show that when the laser and link are properly modelled, it is possible to simulate and accurately predict the effects of modal noise and show that robust link designs can be achieved with minor penalties included for modal noise.
Keywords :
laser modes; laser noise; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; laser-based multimode fiber links; modal noise; modal noise calculations; multimode fiber links; robust link designs; short-wavelength lasers; Electrons; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Ring lasers; Time division multiplexing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-422-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1996.907708
