• DocumentCode
    989793
  • Title

    Fast wavelength switching using digitally tunable external cavity laser

  • Author

    Bergonzo, A. ; Brenot, R. ; Picq, M. ; Legouezigou, O. ; Landreau, J. ; Sillard, H. ; Jacquet, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Res. & Innovation Dept., Alcatel CIT, Marcoussis, France
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    5/13/2004 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    617
  • Lastpage
    618
  • Abstract
    An all-optical fast wavelength switching at 10 Gbit/s between 200 GHz-spaced channels using a digitally tunable external cavity laser and semiconductor optical amplifier-based wavelength converter is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 200 GHz; digitally tunable external cavity laser; optical fast wavelength switching; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength converter;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20040424
  • Filename
    1300297