Title :
Multi-Wavelength Laser Source for Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Networks
Author :
Bakopoulos, P. ; Kehayas, E. ; Oehler, A.E.H. ; Sudmeyer, T. ; Weingarten, K.J. ; Hansen, K.P. ; Bintjas, C. ; Keller, U. ; Avramopoulos, H.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate an ITU-T grid compatible DWDM laser source with 50 GHz channel spacing. It consists of a passively mode-locked laser, supercontinuum-generating photonic crystal fiber and fiber Fabry-Perot filter for spectral selection.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical communication equipment; optical filters; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM laser source; ITU-T grid compatible; fiber Fabry-Perot filter; multi-wavelength laser source; passively mode-locked laser; photonic crystal fiber; supercontinuum-generation; wavelength division multiplexing networks; Bandwidth; Channel spacing; Distributed feedback devices; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fabry-Perot; Filters; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Photonic crystal fibers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348886
