• DocumentCode
    399159
  • Title

    Dual-wavelength transmitter for enhanced video performance over a passive optical network

  • Author

    Coppinger, F. ; Yeh, J. ; Singh, J. ; Dagnall, G. ; Chen, L. ; Piehler, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Harmonic Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    23-28 March 2003
  • Firstpage
    734
  • Abstract
    RF carriers containing analog and/or digital video content drive a LiNbO3 modulator fed by two closely spaced (Δλ=1.6 nm) DFB lasers. This decreases the effective RIN at the receiver by 3 dB and improves the SBS suppression by 3 dB.
  • Keywords
    distributed feedback lasers; lithium compounds; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; optical noise; optical transmitters; passive networks; stimulated Brillouin scattering; video signal processing; 1.6 nm; 3 dB; LiNbO3; LiNbO3 modulator; RF carrier; SBS suppression; analog video content; closely spaced DFB lasers; digital video content; dual-wavelength transmitter; enhanced video performance; passive optical network; relative intensity noise; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Bandwidth; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Radio frequency; Stimulated emission; Video compression;
  • 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.2003.1248535
  • Filename
    1248535