Reduction of nonlinear distortion in MQW semiconductor optical amplifier using light injection and its application in multichannel M-QAM signal transmission systems

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 609-611

  Tai, Chien ^b   Tzeng, Sohn Ling ^c,d   Chang, Hung Chun ^c   Way, Winston I ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Chunghua Telecommunication Inc   (China)

Author keywords

M QAM CATV transmission system; MQW semiconductor optical amplifiers; Nonlinear distortion

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; BANDWIDTH; CHANNEL CAPACITY; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); OPTICAL LINKS; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SIGNAL DISTORTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

NONLINEAR DISTORTION RATIO; QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION (QAM);

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0032038669     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.662610     Document Type: Article

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