Crosstalk, noise, and stability analysis of DWDM channels generated by injection locking techniques

Author

Cai, B. ; Johansson, L.A. ; Silva, C.F.C. ; Bennett, S. ; Seeds, Alwyn J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK

Volume

21

Issue

12

fYear

2003

Firstpage

3029

Lastpage

3036

Abstract

In this paper, theory and experimental results for wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) channel generation, formed by multi-line optical injection locking, is presented. A small-signal model to deal with wide-spectral-band optical injection problems has been developed. Based on this model, the crosstalk noise of an injection-locked laser in a coherent WDM system is assessed analytically. Experimental results on locking range, stability, and crosstalk noise confirms the modeling results, which indicate that stable and low-noise channels can be generated by this approach.

Keywords

laser mode locking; laser noise; laser stability; optical communication; optical crosstalk; optical transmitters; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM channels; coherent WDM system; crosstalk; crosstalk noise; injection locking techniques; injection-locked laser; low-noise channels; multiline optical injection locking; noise; optical transmitters; small-signal model; stability analysis; stable channels; wavelength-division-multiplexing channel generation; wide-spectral-band optical injection problems; Atom optics; Crosstalk; Injection-locked oscillators; Laser theory; Noise generators; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor lasers; Stability analysis; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2003.819787

Filename

1263720