RF transmission over multimode fibers using VCSELs - Comparing standard and high-bandwidth multimode fibers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1694-1700

  Carlsson, Christina ^a   Larsson, Anders ^a   Alping, Arne ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Ericsson Microwave Systems AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; MULTIMODE FIBERS; OPTICAL LINKS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL DISTORTION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

ANALOG MODULATION; HIGH BANDWIDTH FIBERS; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 3843065607     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.831163     Document Type: Article

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