DocumentCode :
328558
Title :
Simultaneous WDM and broadcast transmission using a single multiwavelength waveguide-grating-router laser
Author :
Iannone, P.P. ; Reichmann, K.C. ; Doerr, C.R. ; Iannone, L.
Author_Institution :
Crawford Hill Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume :
2
fYear :
1996
fDate :
19-19 Sept. 1996
Firstpage :
141
Abstract :
We have demonstrated a new technique for simultaneously transmitting multiple WDM channels and broadband broadcast services using a single multiwavelength waveguide-grating-router laser. Four 150 Mb/s WDM channels, spaced by 1.6 nm, were formed by modulating four gain sections on an 8-wavelength waveguide-grating-router laser. A broadcast service, consisting of 79 MPEG video channels multiplexed into 16 QPSK subcarriers, was simultaneously added to each WDM carrier by modulating the laser´s common gain section.
Keywords :
broadband networks; channel capacity; diffraction gratings; digital television; laser transitions; optical fibre subscriber loops; quadrature phase shift keying; semiconductor lasers; telecommunication network routing; television broadcasting; video signals; visual communication; waveguide lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 150 Mbit/s; 16 QPSK subcarriers; 79 MPEG video channels; 8-wavelength waveguide-grating-router laser; WDM; WDM carrier; broadband broadcast services; broadcast digital video; broadcast service; broadcast transmission; four 150 Mb/s WDM channels; four gain sections; laser common gain section; multiple WDM channels; simultaneous transmission; single multiwavelength waveguide-grating-router laser;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oslo, Norway
Print_ISBN :
82-423-0418-1
Type :
conf
Filename :
715711
Link To Document :
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