42.8 Gbit/s electro-absorption modulated NRZ transmission over 1200 km standard singlemode fibre

• DOI: 10.1049/el:20073654
• Publication Date: 2007-02-16T15:32:37Z
• Authors: D.C. Zhang; X.L. Li; X.R. Zhang; J.H. Li; A.S. Xu; Z.Y. Wang; H.B. Li; Z.B. Li; F. Zhang; Z.Y. Chen
• Keywords: Chirp; Modulation (music); Gigabit

A 42.8 Gbit/s NRZ transmitter based on electro-absorption modulation (EAM) is demonstrated experimentally in a transmission system over 1200 km standard singlemode fibre. The combined effect of positive chirp the EAM and second-order dispersion compresses pulse after transmission, which leads to better performance.