Medium-density WDM system with Fabry-Perot laser diodes for subscriber loop applications

Author

Wang, L.A. ; Chapuran, T.E. ; Menendez, R.C.

Author_Institution

Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA

Volume

3

Issue

6

fYear

1991

fDate

6/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

554

Lastpage

556

Abstract

Medium-density wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems with approximately four to eight wavelengths can provide an evolution path from near-term fiber-to-the-curb systems to a broadband passive optical network. The authors demonstrate that multilongitudinal-mode Fabry-Perot laser diodes can be used in such a system, with four 622 Mb/s channels in the 1.3- mu m window. This may provide a lower-cost alternative to the use of DFB lasers for such applications. Despite a channel spacing of only 15 nm, significant wavelength misalignments of the laser diodes relative to the WDM passbands can be tolerated before filter-induced mode-partition-noise penalties are observed. The potential for extending the data rate to 1.25 Gb/s is demonstrated.<>

Keywords

frequency division multiplexing; optical communication equipment; optical links; semiconductor junction lasers; subscriber loops; 1.25 Gbit/s; 1.3 micron; 622 Mbit/s; WDM passbands; WDM system; broadband passive optical network; channel spacing; data rate; fiber-to-the-curb systems; filter-induced mode-partition-noise penalties; multilongitudinal-mode Fabry-Perot laser diodes; subscriber loop applications; wavelength division multiplexing; wavelength misalignments; Diode lasers; Fabry-Perot; Fiber lasers; Laser applications; Laser modes; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Passive optical networks; Subscriber loops; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.91033

Filename

91033