Title :
A dense WDM source for high spectral efficiency systems using comb generation and SG-DBR injection-locked laser filtering
Author :
Silva, C.F.C. ; Seeds, Alwyn J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
Using absolute optical frequency referencing, an exact frequency synthesiser for dense WDM is reported, with widely tuneable sampled grating DBR lasers phase locked to one of the 64 optical carriers, 17.5 GHz spacing, generated by an amplified fibre loop comb generator.
Keywords :
comb filters; diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; frequency synthesizers; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical filters; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM transmitter; SG-DBR injection-locked laser filtering; absolute optical frequency referencing; amplified fibre loop comb generator; comb generation; dense WDM source; frequency synthesiser; high spectral efficiency systems; optical carriers; phase locked lasers; sampled grating DBR lasers; widely tuneable sampled grating DBR lasers; Fiber lasers; Filtering; Frequency synthesizers; Gratings; Laser tuning; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989014
