DocumentCode
356336
Title
Automatic absolute frequency calibration of tunable optical sources
Author
Cliche, J.-F. ; Tetu, M.
Author_Institution
Centre d´Optique, Photonique et Laser, Laval Univ., Que., Canada
Volume
2
fYear
2000
fDate
7-10 March 2000
Firstpage
269
Abstract
We demonstrate a procedure that can be used to automatically calibrate the optical frequency of DFB MQW tunable semiconductor laser optical sources by measuring and recognizing the absorption pattern of a reference optical filter such as a gas cell.
Keywords
calibration; distributed feedback lasers; laser frequency stability; laser tuning; optical transmitters; quantum well lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1530 nm; DFB MQW tunable semiconductor laser; absorption pattern; acetylene; automatic absolute frequency calibration; automatically calibrate; gas cell; optical frequency; reference optical filter; tunable optical sources; Absorption; Calibration; Current measurement; Frequency measurement; Laser tuning; Optical control; Optical filters; Semiconductor lasers; Temperature control; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-630-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2000.868308
Filename
868308
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