Title :
Impact of source spontaneous emission (SSE) on the measurement of DWDM components
Author :
Leckel, E. ; Sang, J. ; Wagemann, E.U. ; Muller, E.
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard GmbH, Boblingen, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate the use of a tunable laser source with strongly reduced source spontaneous emission (SSE) when applied to critical DWDM-components.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; demultiplexing equipment; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; optical testing; spontaneous emission; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM component measurement; critical DWDM-components; source spontaneous emission; strongly reduced source spontaneous emission; tunable laser source; Dynamic range; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical filters; Power lasers; Spontaneous emission; Testing; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868231
