Title :
RSOA-based external cavity laser as cost-effective upstream transmitter for WDM passive optical network
Author :
Le, Quang Trung ; Deniel, Qian ; Saliou, Fabienne ; Chanclou, Philippe ; Tsyier, Serge ; De Valicourt, Guilhem ; Brenot, Romain
Author_Institution :
Orange Labs., Lannion, France
Abstract :
We experimentally investigate a cost-effective upstream transmitter for WDM PON using external cavity laser based on reflective semiconductor optical amplifier. The laser can be directly modulated and shows good performance at 1.25 and 2.5 Gb/s.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; optical transmitters; passive optical networks; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; RSOA; WDM PON; WDM passive optical network; bit rate 1.25 Gbit/s; bit rate 2.5 Gbit/s; cost effective upstream transmitter; external cavity laser; reflective semiconductor optical amplifier; Bit error rate; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
