Title :
Fast Switching Tunable Laser Sources for Wavelength Division Multiplexing in Passive Optical Access Networks
Author :
Roycroft, B. ; Mondal, S.K. ; Lambkin, P. ; Engelstaedter, P. ; Corbett, B. ; Peters, F.H. ; Smyth, F. ; Barry, L. ; Phelan, R. ; Donegan, J.F. ; Ellis, A.D.
Author_Institution :
Tyndall Nat. Inst., Cork
Abstract :
Tunable laser structures with nanosecond switching time between wavelength channels and low-power injection locking are demonstrated on a low-cost platform. These lasers are suitable as source or slave lasers in WDM passive optical access networks.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; fast switching tunable laser source; low-power injection locking; nanosecond switching; passive optical access networks; tunable laser structure; wavelength channel; wavelength division multiplexing; Etching; Indium phosphide; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical waveguides; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Indium Phosphide & Related Materials, 2007. IPRM '07. IEEE 19th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Matsue
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0875-X
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8669
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPRM.2007.381262
