DocumentCode
2107249
Title
Agile and Upgradeable Multi-wavelength 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
fYear
2007
fDate
21-25 Oct. 2007
Firstpage
880
Lastpage
881
Abstract
We demonstrate a multi-wavelength source covering the whole C-band with 100 GHz or 50 GHz spacing on the ITU-T grid. Error-free operation of the modulated channels is obtained with identical performance to commercial DFB lasers.
Keywords
distributed feedback lasers; optical communication; wavelength division multiplexing; C-band; DFB lasers; ITU-T grid; dense wavelength division multiplexing networks; error-free operation; frequency 100 GHz; frequency 50 GHz; modulated channels; multiwavelength source; Bit error rate; Channel spacing; Distributed feedback devices; Electronic mail; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Power harmonic filters; Supercontinuum generation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Lake Buena Vista, FL
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN
1092-8081
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382690
Filename
4382690
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