Title :
Energy efficient tunable light sources for next generation flexible access networks
Author_Institution :
Precision & Intell. Lab., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
Tunable lasers are reviewed for colorless ONUs in next-generation access networks. In particular, advanced VCSEL technologies toward athermal and widely tunable operations, ultra-high-speed & low-chirp direct modulation, and ultra-compact modulator integration are presented.
Keywords :
next generation networks; optical fibre subscriber loops; passive optical networks; advanced VCSEL technologies; colorless ONU; direct modulation; energy efficient tunable light sources; next generation flexible access networks; passive optical networks; tunable lasers; ultra-compact modulator integration; Laser tuning; Modulation; Next generation networking; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
