Title :
Wavelength tunability assessment of a 170 Gbit/s transmitter using a quantum dash Fabry Perot mode-locked laser
Author :
E Silva, M. Costa ; Ramanitra, H. ; Gay, M. ; Bramerie, L. ; Lobo, S. ; Joindot, M. ; Simon, J.C. ; Shen, A. ; Duan, G.H.
Author_Institution :
Foton, Univ. Rennes 1, Lannion, France
Abstract :
We demonstrate the tunability of a 170 Gbit/s transmitter based on a quantum dash mode-locked Fabry-Perot laser. Same performances are obtained over a 8 nm wavelength range simply by adjusting the shaping filter frequency.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical filters; optical pulse shaping; optical transmitters; quantum dash lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM applications; bit rate 170 Gbit/s; quantum dash Fabry Perot mode-locked laser; shaping filter frequency; transmitter wavelength tunability assessment; wavelength 8 nm; Clocks; Laser mode locking; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical transmitters; Quantum dots; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
