Title :
100 mW spectrally-uniform broadband ASE source for spectrum-sliced WDM systems
Author :
Sampson, D.D. ; Holloway, W.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic.
fDate :
9/15/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A >100 mW source of broadband ASE with exceptionally flat spectral density and 22 nm bandwidth is presented. The source is ideally suited for spectrum-sliced WDM systems. Data transmission at 622 Mbit/s using a spectrally-sliced channel tuned over a 15 nm range is demonstrated
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; superradiance; wavelength division multiplexing; 100 mW; 622 Mbit/s; bandwidth; data transmission; spectral density; spectrally-sliced channel; spectrally-uniform broadband ASE source; spectrum-sliced WDM systems; tuning;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19941059
