Title :
Practical implementation of coherent WDM
Author :
Ibrahim, Selwan K. ; Ellis, A.D. ; Gunning, F.C.G. ; Zhao, J. ; Frascella, P. ; Peters, F.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork, Ireland
Abstract :
In this paper a practical implementation of a CoWDM system using injection locked lasers and a DPSK modulator array is demonstrated. This scheme is suitable for multi-carrier transmission systems in high capacity optical networks.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; injection locked amplifiers; light transmission; wavelength division multiplexing; DPSK modulator array; coherent WDM; high capacity optical networks; injection locked lasers; multi-carrier transmission systems; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Nonlinear optics; OFDM modulation; Optical arrays; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Phased arrays; Semiconductor laser arrays; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343371
