Title :
Microseconds domain switching-speed wavelength-multiplexed optical scanner
Author :
Yaqoob, Zahid ; Riza, Nabeel A.
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. & Educ. in Opt. & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
In conclusion, we have successfully demonstrated a fiber-remoted W-MOS with ∼60 microsecond scan setting speeds. Extremely fast (∼25 nanosecond) wavelength tuning is possible, although electronic control systems tend to limit switching speeds to the microsecond regime. Although, our setup used a ∼3.6 nm tunable bandwidth laser, DBR type structures can offer wavelength-tuning range as wide as 72 nm. Other options for high-speed widely tunable lasers include quantum dot lasers.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical links; optical scanners; quantum dot lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 25 ns; 60 mus; DBR type structures; electronic control systems; fiber-remoted W-MOS; high-speed widely tunable lasers; microsecond regime; microseconds domain switching-speed wavelength-multiplexed optical scanner; quantum dot lasers; setting speeds; switching speeds; tunable bandwidth laser; wavelength tuning; wavelength-multiplexed optical scanner; wavelength-tuning range; Bandwidth; Control systems; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Fiber lasers; High speed optical techniques; Laser tuning; Optical tuning; Quantum dot lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultraviolet sources;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159378
