Title :
Electronic equalisation for low cost 10 Gbit/s directly modulated systems
Author :
Fludger, C.R.S. ; Whiteaway, J.E.A. ; Anslow, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Nortel Networks, Harlow, UK
Abstract :
We present measurements and simulations of the improvement due to electronic signal processing on 10 Gbit/s directly modulated lasers. MLSE algorithms with strong FEC can enable reaches in excess of 300 km NDSF without optical dispersion compensation.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; equalisers; forward error correction; maximum likelihood sequence estimation; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; 10 Gbit/s; 300 km; FEC; MLSE algorithm; NDSF; directly modulated laser; electronic equalisation; electronic signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
