Title :
Novel WDM-TDM semiconductor sources for optical communications and signal processing
Author :
Delfyett, Peter J. ; Shi, H. ; Mathason, B. ; Connolly, J. ; Alphonse, G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Opt., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Active modelocked diode lasers are used to generate a multiplicity of individual modelocked wavelengths (~20) at single channel rates of 5 Gbit/s for data transmission and signal processing applications in hybrid WDM-TDM optical networks
Keywords :
data communication; laser mode locking; optical fibre networks; optical information processing; semiconductor lasers; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 5 Gbit/s; WDM-TDM semiconductor sources; active modelocked diode lasers; data transmission; hybrid WDM-TDM optical networks; modelocked wavelengths; optical communications; optical signal processing; signal processing applications; single channel rate; Diode lasers; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Oscilloscopes; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.737739
