Title :
Chirp-Compensated DBR Lasers for TWDM-PON Applications
Author :
Hang Zhao ; Sheng Hu ; Jialin Zhao ; Yao Zhu ; Yonglin Yu ; Barry, Liam P.
Author_Institution :
Wuhan Nat. Lab. for Optoelectron., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
We propose a novel chirp compensation scheme for directly modulated three-section distributed Bragg reflector (3s-DBR) lasers in applications of the time- and wavelength-division multiplexed passive optical network systems. The frequency chirp of 3s-DBR lasers induced by direct modulation is investigated through extensive numerical simulations based on the time-domain travel-wave model. To overcome the signal distortions resulting from the frequency chirp due to direct modulation, we extend on our novel idea of frequency chirp compensation technology with inherent characteristics of DBR-type tunable lasers. Q factors and extinction ratio for different system transmission lengths are analyzed and compared. Large dispersion tolerance of the system is achieved by using the chirp compensation scheme.
Keywords :
Q-factor; compensation; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser tuning; optical modulation; passive optical networks; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; DBR-type tunable lasers; Q factors; TWDM-PON applications; chirp-compensated DBR lasers; directly modulated three-section distributed Bragg reflector lasers; dispersion tolerance; extinction ratio; frequency chirp; signal distortions; time-division multiplexed passive optical network systems; time-domain travel-wave model; transmission lengths; wavelength-division multiplexed passive optical network systems; Chirp; Erbium; Frequency modulation; Laser noise; Laser tuning; Optical fiber dispersion; TWDM-PON; Three section DBR laser; Three-section DBR laser; chirp compensation; long reach;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPHOT.2015.2392377
