Semiconductor optical amplifier-enabled intensity modulation of adaptively modulated optical OFDM signals in SMF-Based IMDD systems

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 3678-3688

  Wei, J L ^a   Hamie A ^b   Giddings, R P ^a   Tang, J M ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Sciences   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM); Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIC DISPERSION; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; FIBER AMPLIFIERS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

ADAPTIVELY MODULATED OPTICAL OFDM; EFFECTIVE CARRIER LIFETIMES; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; OPTICAL AMPLIFICATIONS; ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER (SOAS); TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE;

OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 68349146216     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2021164     Document Type: Article

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