Applications for subcarrier multiplexing include a variety of analog and digital lightwave
transmission systems. An overview of the requirements and capabilities of these systems is …

The design and performance of multichannel amplitude-modulated (AM) vestigial-sideband
(VSB) lightwave cable television (CATV) systems are described. Requirements on linearity …

A fundamental limit on the number of channels in an SCM lightwave CATV system is derived
by considering an idealised link consisting of a shot-noise-limited receiver and a laser …

A high-power Nd: YAG laser with a linearized external modulator-based system is
demonstrated for a transmission of 50 channels of vestigal sideband amplitude modulated …

Theoretical models for laser nonlinearities are analyzed. Volterra transfer function G/sub
n/are calculated from the laser rate equations using an output-to-input approach. Nonlinear …

Multichannel AM video transmission systems place stringent requirements on the linearity of
optical sources. Nonlinearity in the transfer function of directly modulated DFB lasers and …

An optical link exhibiting net gain without the use of optical or electronic amplifiers. The link
includes a high-power laser, a high-sensitivity external modulator for intensity modulating …

Describes applications of traveling-wave laser amplifiers (TWLAs) in subcarrier-multiplexed
distribution systems for both frequency-modulated (FM) and amplitude-modulated vestigial …

A hybrid scheme is proposed for the purpose of suppressing the effects of external
modulation and/or laser nonlinearities in subcarrier multiplexing (SCM) fiber optic …

Second-and third-order distortion measurements performed on various buried-
heterostructure InGaAsP DFB (distributed feedback) lasers and on LiNbO/sub 3/external …