DocumentCode
398984
Title
Electronic equalization for extending the reach of electro-absorption modulator based transponders
Author
Kanter, G. ; Capofreddi, P. ; Behtash, S. ; Gandhi, A.
Author_Institution
Santel Networks Inc., Newark, CA, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
476
Abstract
We demonstrate the use of electronic equalization to improve the performance of electro-absorption modulators. We show that a transmitter designed for 40 km reach applications can be extended beyond 75 km when assisted by electronic equalization.
Keywords
electro-optical modulation; optical fibre communication; optical waveguides; transponders; 40 km; 75 km; electro-absorption modulator; electronic equalization; transponders; Consumer electronics; Equalizers; Optical attenuators; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Signal to noise ratio; Testing; Transponders;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248350
Filename
1248350
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