Title :
Lightwave transrouter based on arrayed-waveguide grating multiplexer
Author :
Tachikawa, Yuki ; Kawachi, M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Ibaraki
fDate :
9/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The presented lightwave transrouter can successfully route a lightwave signal to a desired wavelength-addressed channel in dense WDM networks. The transrouter is constructed using an arrayed-waveguide grating multiplexer of an appropriate ring laser and wavelength router. The unique configuration is particularly attractive because of the lasing wavelength autotuning
Keywords :
fibre lasers; integrated optics; laser beam applications; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical switches; optical waveguide components; wavelength division multiplexing; arrayed-waveguide grating multiplexer; dense WDM networks; lasing wavelength autotuning; lightwave transrouter; ring laser; wavelength router; wavelength-addressed channel;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19941011
