Leeson, Mark S. (2006) Determination of the optimum electrical bandwidth for spectral slicing. Optical and Quantum Electronics, Volume 38 (Number 8). pp. 667-673. doi:10.1007/s11082-006-9003-2

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Abstract

The implementation of wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) in communication access networks is dependent upon the availability of low cost optical sources. One possible alternative to lasers is to employ slices of a broadband optical source obtained via optical filters, which may be tuneable. This paper considers the behaviour of such a spectrally sliced optical transmission system as a function of the bandwidth of a realistic receiver electrical filter for the first time. The treatment includes distortion from optical fibre dispersion over several kilometres of fibre. The optimum ratio between the electrical bandwidth and the optical bit rate is found to be similar to 0.6 for a fifth-order Bessel filter.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > Engineering
Journal or Publication Title:	Optical and Quantum Electronics
Publisher:	Springer New York LLC
ISSN:	0306-8919
Official Date:	June 2006
Dates:	Date Event 30 November 2005 Submitted 7 August 2006 Accepted June 2006 Published
Volume:	Volume 38
Number:	Number 8
Number of Pages:	7
Page Range:	pp. 667-673
DOI:	10.1007/s11082-006-9003-2
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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