Title :
Dispersion Compensated 10-Gb/s Directly Modulated Lasers for 6Ã\x9780km, DWDM Metro Network Applications
Author :
Du, Mei ; Grüner-Nielsen, Lars ; Jorgensen, C.G. ; DiGiovanni, David
Author_Institution :
OFS Laboratories, 25 Schoolhouse Road, Somerset, NJ 08873, meidu@ofsoptics.com
Abstract :
We investigate application of 10-Gb/s directly modulated laser as a cost-effective option for a typical 100GHz spacing DWDM, 6x80km metro link over standard single-mode fiber and compare performance with conventional Mach-Zehnder modulator-based transmitter.
Keywords :
Chirp; Dispersion; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber lasers; Optical losses; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801326
