Abstract
Serious bit-error-rate limitations arise due to laser phase fluctuations in a class of all-fibre bit-rate limiters. Polarisation-sensitive error-rate floors exceeding 10“6 have been observed in the passbands of these devices when driven by intensity-modulated GalnAsP lasers using non-return-to-zero signalling and direct detection. A similar decline in performance is anticipated in other fibre systems containing multiple paths.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 126-128 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Electronics Letters |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1988 |
Keywords
- Optical communications
- Optical fibres
- Semiconductor lasers