Title :
80 Gb/s optimised pulse source using a gain-switched laser diode in conjunction with a nonlinearly chirped grating
Author :
Clarke, A.M. ; Rensing, M. ; Reid, Dave ; Anandarajah, P.M. ; Barry, L.P. ; Harvey, J.D. ; Edvell, G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng., Dublin City Univ., Ireland
Abstract :
The authors demonstrate near transform limited 3.5 ps pulse generation with pedestal suppression around 35 dB suitable for use in 80-Gb/s systems. The novel technology is based on an externally injected gain-switched laser in conjunction with a nonlinearly chirped grating.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical pulse generation; optical switches; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 3.5 ps; 80 Gbit/s; FBG; WDM; external injected gain-switched laser; fiber Bragg grating; gain-switched laser diode; nonlinear chirped grating; optimised pulse source; pedestal suppression; pulse generation; wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
