Performance of high-sensitivity OOK, PPM, and DPSK communications using high-power slab-coupled optical waveguide amplifier (SCOWA) based transmitters

2006 Optical Fiber Communication Conference, and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Caplan, D O ^a   Juodawlkis, P W ^a   Plant, J J ^a   Stevens, M L ^a  

^a MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE SHIFT KEYING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TRANSMITTERS;

MODULATION FORMATS; RECEIVER SENSITIVITY; SLAB-COUPLED OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AMPLIFIER (SCOWA);

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 33845365855     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ofc.2006.215721     Document Type: Conference Paper

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