49 Gbit/s Direct-Modulation and Direct-Detection Transmission over 80 km SMF-28 without Optical Amplification or Filtering

Conference: ECOC 2016 - 42nd European Conference on Optical Communication
09/18/2016 - 09/22/2016 at Düsseldorf, Deutschland

Proceedings: ECOC 2016

Pages: 3Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Liu, Zhixin; Richardson, David J.; Slavik, Radan (Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK)
Erkilinc, M. Sezer; Thomsen, Benn C.; Killey, Robert I.; Bayvel, Polina (Optical Networks Group, Dept. of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, UCL (University College London), London, UK)
Kelly, Brian; O’Carroll, John; Phelan, Richard (Eblana Photonics, Dublin, Ireland)

Abstract:
We demonstrate direct-modulation of a discrete mode laser using Discrete Multi-Tone modulation for transmission distances up to 100 km in the 1550 nm band. A large operational temperature range (0-65 ºC) is also demonstrated.