DocumentCode
810009
Title
Dispersion-induced distortion in AM-SCM transmission systems employing linearised MQW-EA modulator
Author
Iwai, T. ; Sato, K.
Author_Institution
NTT Opt. Network Syst. Lab., Kanagawa-ken, Japan
Volume
31
Issue
15
fYear
1995
fDate
7/20/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1272
Lastpage
1273
Abstract
The feasibility of predistortion-linearised multiquantum well (MQW) electroabsorption (EA) modulators for suppressing dispersion-induced distortion is verified by means of a 42 channel AM-VSB signal transmission experiment using 1.3 μm zero-dispersion fibre and EDFAs. The results obtained by the experiment support theoretical estimations of frequency chirping in MQW-EA modulators
Keywords
amplitude modulation; chirp modulation; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical links; optical noise; subcarrier multiplexing; 1.3 micrometre; AM-SCM transmission systems; EDFAs; dispersion-induced distortion; frequency chirping; linearised MQW-EA modulator; predistortion-linearised electroabsorption modulators; signal transmission experiment; zero-dispersion fibre;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19950845
Filename
400361
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