Title :
Multiwavelength pulse source for OTDM/WDM applications based on arrayed waveguide grating
Author :
Khrushchev, I.Y. ; Bainbridge, J.D. ; Whiteaway, J.E.A. ; White, I.H. ; Penty, R.V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Bristol Univ., UK
Abstract :
A 13-wavelength channel 10-GHz pulse source is demonstrated using a novel scheme incorporating a dispersion-imbalanced fiber loop mirror and an arrayed waveguide grating. The output high-quality pulses are 5 ps wide with the pedestal suppression in excess of 25 dB.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; mirrors; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical waveguides; quantum well lasers; telecommunication channels; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 13 GHz; 13-wavelength channel GHz pulse source; 5 ps; InGaAsP-InP; OTDM/WDM applications; arrayed waveguide grating; dispersion-imbalanced fiber loop mirror; multiwavelength pulse source; output high-quality pulses; pedestal suppression; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Diode lasers; Optical fiber devices; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Pulse modulation; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
