Abstract
The chirping effects of wavelength converted 10 Gb/s signals in semiconductor wavelength converter on the waveform degradation after optical fiber transmission are investigated. The 10 Gb/s converted signal can be transmitted over 100 km with less than 2 dB power penalty in the converted wavelength region of 1.524 to 1.564 μm when a broadly tunable SSG-DBR laser wavelength converter and a dispersion shifted fiber are used. It is also discussed how waveform degradation can be reduced when linewidth enhancement factor (α-parameter) of semiconductor laser wavelength converter is reduced by using modulation-doped strained MQW DFB lasers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 296-298 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1996 Feb |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering