Abstract
We report the first use of semiconductor diode lasers simultaneously as heterodyne receivers and lightwave transmitters in a full-duplex single optical fiber transmission system. A transmission distance of 16 km, limited by Rayleigh back scattering, is obtained at a bit rate of 40 Mbits/s for this simple system which requires no optical couplers or photodiodes.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 278-280 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering