Electronic equalization of multikilometer 10-Gb/s multimode fiber links: Mode-coupling effects

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4885-4894

  Balemarthy, Kasyapa ^a   Polley, Arup ^a   Ralph, Stephen E ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision feedback equalizers (DFEs); Differential modal delay (DMD); Equalization; Mode coupling; Multimode fiber (MMF); Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber local area network (LAN)

Indexed keywords

DECISION FEEDBACK EQUALIZERS; FIBER OPTICS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

ELECTRONIC EQUALIZATION; MODE COUPLING; MULTIMODE FIBER LINKS;

MULTIMODE FIBERS;

EID: 33847667222     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.884988     Document Type: Article

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