Effects of intermodulation distortion on the performance of a hybrid radio/fiber system employing a self-pulsating laser diode transmitter

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 852-854

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

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

External light injection; Microwave photonics; Multicarrier system; Optical communications; Optical systems; Self pulsation; Semiconductor laser diode

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MULTICARRIER MODULATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; RADIO COMMUNICATION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SIGNAL DISTORTION; TRANSMITTERS;

EXTERNAL LIGHT INJECTION; HYBRID RADIO-FIBER SYSTEM; INTERMODULATION DISTORTION; MICROWAVE OPTICAL SIGNAL; SELF-PULSATING LASER DIODE TRANSMITTER;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0038182602     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.811330     Document Type: Article

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