Title :
Experimental investigation of the signal degradation in WDM transmission through coherent crosstalk caused by a fast tunable SG-DBR laser
Author :
Puttnam, Ben ; Dueser, Michael ; Bayvel, Polina
Author_Institution :
Opt. Networks Group, Univ., Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
Novel results are presented on thermally induced wavelength drift in a fast tunable SG-DBR laser and the signal impairments caused in a 10 Gb/s transmission system through coherent crosstalk generated during each wavelength switching process.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser tuning; optical communication; optical crosstalk; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; WDM transmission signal degradation; coherent crosstalk; fast tunable SG-DBR laser; laser thermal effects; thermally induced wavelength drift; wavelength switching process; Degradation; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical attenuators; Optical coupling; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192827
