Title :
Wavelength selection with nanosecond switching times using distributed-feedback optical amplifiers
Author :
Vecchi, M.P. ; Kobrinski, H. ; Goldstein, E.L. ; Bulley, R.M.
Author_Institution :
Bell Commun. Res., Morristown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Wavelength selection with switching times τsw=1 ns is demonstrated using DFB optical amplifiers with net gain >10 dB. Dynamic selection of packets, switched between two wavelength-multiplexed channels separated by Δλ=0.23 nm, is demonstrated for 1.2 Gbit/s with BER<10-9
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; frequency division multiplexing; laser beam applications; optical communication equipment; optical switches; 1 ns; 1.2 Gbit/s; 10 dB; distributed-feedback optical amplifiers; nanosecond switching times; wavelength selection; wavelength-multiplexed channels;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1988. (ECOC 88). Fourteenth European Conference on (Conf. Publ. No.292)
Conference_Location :
Brighton
