Title :
Zero frequency error DWDM channel synthesis using optical injection-locked comb line selection
Author :
Gough, O.P. ; Silva, C.F.C. ; Bennett, S. ; Seeds, A.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
fDate :
11/11/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors demonstrate for the first time the use of optical injection locking to synthesise exact frequency WDM channels from a broadband optical comb source. Unwanted channel outputs are suppressed by >30 dB relative to the selected channel
Keywords :
broadband networks; measurement errors; optical fibre communication; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; broadband optical comb source; exact frequency WDM channel synthesis; optical injection locking; optical injection-locked comb line selection; selected channel; unwanted channel outputs; zero frequency error DWDM channel synthesis;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19991314
