Title :
Dual channel wavelength division multiplexing using a composite resonator vertical cavity laser
Author :
Grasso, D.M. ; Young, E.W. ; Lee, F.L.W. ; Choquette, K.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the use of a dual resonator vertical cavity laser diode as a coarse wavelength division multiplexing optical source. Binary data is encoded onto each of the two longitudinal modes, which can be independently modulated through current injection into each cavity.
Keywords :
encoding; laser cavity resonators; light sources; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; binary data; coarse wavelength division multiplexing; composite resonator vertical cavity laser diode; current injection; dual channel wavelength division multiplexing; encoding; longitudinal mode; optical source; Costs; Diode lasers; Distributed Bragg reflectors; LAN interconnection; Laser modes; Optical fiber LAN; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
