Title :
50 channel and 50 GHz multi-wavelength laser source
Author :
Pleros, N. ; Bintjas, C. ; Kalyvas, M. ; Theophilopoulos, G. ; Vlachos, K. ; Avramopoulos, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
Abstract :
Simultaneous oscillation of 50 wavelengths, spaced at 50 GHz, is demonstrated from a stable Fabry-Perot ring laser source that uses two semiconductor optical amplifiers. Power variation between channels is less than 1.6 dB.
Keywords :
oscillations; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; channel power variation; high capacity DWDM systems; multiwavelength laser source; ring laser source; semiconductor optical amplifiers; simultaneous oscillation; stable Fabry Perot laser; Fiber lasers; Filters; Gain; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical transmitters; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989690
