Performance issues associated with WDM optical systems using self-seeded gain switched pulse sources due to mode partition noise effects

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1202-1204

  Anandarajah, P ^a,b   Barry, L P ^a,b   Kaszubowska, A ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Mode partition noise; Optical fiber communications; Optical pulse generation; Semiconductor laser; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL PULSE GENERATION;

BIT ERROR RATE; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; SWITCHING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0036685992     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.1022018     Document Type: Article

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