Directly Modulated Laser Parameters Optimization for Metropolitan Area Networks Utilizing Negative Dispersion Fibers

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1315-1324

  Morgado, José A P ^a   Cartaxo, Adolfo V T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dispersion tolerance; Gain compression factor; Gain parameter; Laser; Laser intrinsic parameters; Linewidth enhancement factor; Metropolitan area network; Negative dispersion fiber; Photon lifetime; System sensitivity; Uncooled directly modulated

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

DISPERSION TOLERANCE; GAIN COMPRESSION FACTORS; LASER INTRINSIC PARAMETERS; LINEWIDTH ENHANCEMENT FACTORS; METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK (MAN); NEGATIVE DISPERSION FIBERS; PHOTON LIFETIME; SYSTEM SENSITIVITY; UNCOOLED DIRECTLY MODULATED LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 1342324839     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2003.819513     Document Type: Conference Paper

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