Title :
Single quantum dash mode-locked laser as a comb-generator in four-channel 112 Gbit/s WDM transmission
Author :
Gay, M. ; O´Hare, A. ; Bramerie, L. ; Hao, Z. ; Fresnel, S. ; Peucheret, Christophe ; Besnard, P. ; Joshi, S. ; Barbet, Sophie ; Lelarge, F.
Author_Institution :
Foton Lab., Univ. Europenne de Bretagne, Lannion, France
Abstract :
We demonstrate 100 km transmission at 28 Gbit/s/channel of 4 DWDM channels using a single quantum-dash mode-locked laser. The amplitude noise of each filtered laser line is improved using limiting amplification in an SOA.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; quantum communication; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM channels; SOA; WDM transmission; amplitude noise; bit rate 112 Gbit/s; bit rate 28 Gbit/s; comb-generator; distance 100 km; single quantum dash mode-locked laser; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical filters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Tu2H.5
