Solution paths to limit interferometric noise induced performance degradation in ASK/direct detection lightwave networks

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1943-1953

  Legg, Peter J ^c,d,e,f   Tur, Moshe ^a,b   Andonovic, Ivan ^a,c  

^a IEEE

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

^f OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; CROSSTALK; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; PHOTODETECTORS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

INDUCED PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; INTERFEROMETRIC NOISE; OPTICAL NETWORK;

SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

EID: 0030246691     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.536961     Document Type: Article

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