Laser diodes for CATV

Author

Ackerman, D.A. ; Zhang, L.M. ; Sheridan-Eng, J. ; Flynn, E.J. ; Bylsma, R.B.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

30 Oct-2 Nov 1995

Firstpage

165

Abstract

Distribution of cable television signals over fiber optic links has expanded rapidly over the past five years. Direct modulation of an optical source with an ever-increasing number of subcarrier multiplexed, amplitude modulated television channels remains the most common scheme for encoding these video signals. The simplicity of an analog optical transmission system is balanced against the stringent linearity specifications placed on the optical source, typically a 1.3 μm index-guided distributed feedback (DFB) laser. The paper reviews development of high performance DFB lasers for transmission of analog CATV signals, focussing upon intrinsic impairments to linearity and various approaches to device optimization

Keywords

amplitude modulation; cable television; distributed feedback lasers; encoding; laser feedback; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; subcarrier multiplexing; video coding; 1.3 mum; CATV; CATV signals; analog optical transmission system; cable television signals; device optimization; encoding; fiber optic links; high performance DFB lasers; index-guided distributed feedback laser; laser diodes; linearity; optical source; subcarrier multiplexed amplitude modulated television channels; video signals; Diode lasers; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser noise; Linearity; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical modulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2450-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1995.484648

Filename

484648