Wavelength selection for gigabits-per-second data transmission using out-of-band RF modulation

Author

Kanjamala, A.P. ; Levi, A.F.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

9

Issue

9

fYear

1997

Firstpage

1265

Lastpage

1267

Abstract

Radio frequency modulation of a multicavity laser diode may be used to precisely select lasing optical wavelength for wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) systems. We demonstrate gigabits-per-second in-band digital data transmission with a low bit-error ratio (BER) and out-of-band radio frequency wavelength selection with -30-dB wavelength selectivity. The same device may also be used to transmit wavelength encoded digital data.

Keywords

digital communication; electro-optical modulation; encoding; frequency modulation; laser cavity resonators; optical fibre communication; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; dB wavelength selectivity; gigabits-per-second data transmission; gigabits-per-second in-band digital data transmission; lasing optical wavelength; low bit-error ratio; multicavity laser diode; optical fibre communication; out-of-band RF modulation; out-of-band radio frequency wavelength selection; radio frequency modulation; wavelength encoded digital data transmission; wavelength selection; wavelength-division multiplexing; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Data communication; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser tuning; Radio frequency; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.618499

Filename

618499