Title :
Uncooled DWDM transmission system using tunable laser sources with anti-mode-hop control protocol
Author :
Lee, S.H. ; Wonfor, A. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Busico, G. ; Cush, R. ; Wale, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
We propose an uncooled DWDM system where errors from uncontrolled laser mode-hopping are avoided by using a control protocol based on monitoring SMSR. We describe a proof-of-principle demonstration of a novel uncooled 50GHz DWDM system.
Keywords :
laser modes; laser tuning; optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; protocols; wavelength division multiplexing; SMSR; antimode-hop control protocol; frequency 50 GHz; tunable laser sources; uncontrolled laser mode-hopping; uncooled DWDM transmission system; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical filters; Optical transmitters; Power lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110504
