Title :
Ultrafast measurements of an SG-DBR laser with picosecond time and nanometre wavelength resolution using a Fabry-Perot interferometer
Author :
Mullane, Tommy ; Farrell, Tom ; Dunne, John ; Yu, Yonglin ; O´Dowd, Ronan
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. Coll. Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
We have developed a wavelength dynamics interrogation rig based on a Fabry Perot interferometer that can re-construct true waveforms on a picosecond time- and a picometer wavelength-scale. This is required for fully versatile DWDM optical networks
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser variables measurement; semiconductor lasers; DWDM optical network; Fabry-Perot interferometer; SG-DBR laser; nanometre wavelength resolution; picosecond time resolution; ultrafast measurement; Equations; Fabry-Perot interferometers; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Instruments; Mirrors; Optical interferometry; Time measurement; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.812023
