Title :
Uncooled 40 Gb/s transmission over 40 km single mode fiber using multi-level modulation of a highly linear laser
Author :
Wonfor, A. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Kenton White, J. ; Kelly, A.E. ; Tombling, C.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Photonic Syst., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
An uncooled 1.3 micron directly modulated DFB laser is used to transmit 40 Gb/s multi-level data over 40 km of standard fibre. A semiconductor optical amplifier is used to overcome fibre loss and enhance transmission distance.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1.3 micron; 40 Gbit/s; 40 km; directly modulated DFB laser; fibre loss; highly linear laser; multilevel modulation; semiconductor optical amplifier; single mode fiber; transmission distance enhancement; uncooled transmission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
