Suppression of SBS and MPI in analog systems with integrated electroabsorption modulator/DFB laser transmitters

In conclusion, we have demonstrated a simple means of suppressing SBS and multipath interference (MPI) when an electroabsorption modulated lasers (EML) is used as an optical transmitter for analog transmission at 1.55 /spl mu/m. This technique is essential to allow the high powers obtained with EDFAs to propagate with high CNR and low distortion.