Multi-WDM-channel, Gbit/s pulse generation from a single laser source utilizing LD-pumped supercontinuum in optical fibers

Author

Morioka, T. ; Mori, K. ; Kawanishi, S. ; Saruwatari, M.

Author_Institution

NTT Transmission Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

6

Issue

3

fYear

1994

fDate

3/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

365

Lastpage

368

Abstract

More than 40 wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) channels of 5-10 ps pulse streams are generated over 1530-1570 nm at 6.3 Gbit/s from a single laser source utilizing laser-diode (LD)-pumped supercontinuum in optical fibers for the first time. The time-bandwidth products of the generated pulses are within the range of 0.3-0.6, and it has been verified that the generated WDM picosecond pulses are capable of being interleaved to produce up to 40 WDM channels, each consisting of 50 Gbit/s time-division-multiplexed (TDM) pulse streams, in one optical fiber.<>

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical modulation; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 1530 to 1570 nm; 5 to 10 ps; 50 Gbit/s; 6.3 Gbit/s; LD-pumped supercontinuum; WDM picosecond pulses; birefringent filter; four wave mixing; laser-diode; multi-WDM-channel Gbit/s pulse generation; optical fibers; pulse streams; self phase modulation; single laser source; time-bandwidth products; wavelength-division-multiplexed channels; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Ring lasers; Supercontinuum generation; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.275490

Filename

275490