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
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