Title :
Automatic absolute frequency calibration of tunable optical sources
Author :
Cliche, J.-F. ; Tetu, M.
Author_Institution :
Centre d´Optique, Photonique et Laser, Laval Univ., Que., Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate a procedure that can be used to automatically calibrate the optical frequency of DFB MQW tunable semiconductor laser optical sources by measuring and recognizing the absorption pattern of a reference optical filter such as a gas cell.
Keywords :
calibration; distributed feedback lasers; laser frequency stability; laser tuning; optical transmitters; quantum well lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1530 nm; DFB MQW tunable semiconductor laser; absorption pattern; acetylene; automatic absolute frequency calibration; automatically calibrate; gas cell; optical frequency; reference optical filter; tunable optical sources; Absorption; Calibration; Current measurement; Frequency measurement; Laser tuning; Optical control; Optical filters; Semiconductor lasers; Temperature control; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868308
