Title :
Optical retiming regenerator using 1.5 mu m wavelength multielectrode DFB LDs
Author :
Jinno, Masahiko ; Matsumoto, Tad
Author_Institution :
NTT Transmission Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
An optical retiming regenerator is demonstrated using two 1.5 mu m wavelength multielectrode (ME) DFB LDs at 200 Mbit/s. The regenerator consists of an injection-locked self-pulsating ME DFB LD for timing recovery and a bistable ME DFB LD for retimed regeneration.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; laser mode locking; optical communication equipment; repeaters; semiconductor junction lasers; 1.5 micron; 200 Mbit/s; bistable ME DFB LD; injection-locked self-pulsating ME DFB LD; multielectrode DFB laser diodes; optical retiming regenerator; retimed regeneration; timing recovery;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890890
