The influence of mode partition fluctuations in nearly single longitudinal mode lasers |
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| Authors: | Basch E Kearns R Brown T |
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| Affiliation: | GTE Laboratories Inc., Waltham, MA, USA; |
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| Abstract: | A simple relationship between the mode ratio of a two-mode laser and an empirical mode partition coefficient is derived. The effects of the mode ratio of a two-mode laser on the bit-error-rate floor of an optical fiber system are calculated, and the power penalties due to mode partitioning in the presence of Gaussian receiver noise are evaluated. The analysis provides a simple way to calculate the effects of mode ratio on the sensitivity of optical receivers. |
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