OEIC WDM transceiver modules for local access networks

Author

Foster, G.M. ; Rawsthorne, J.R. ; Hall, J.P. ; Kearley, M.Q. ; Williams, P.J.

Author_Institution

GEC Marconi Mater. Technol., Caswell, UK

Volume

31

Issue

2

fYear

1995

fDate

1/19/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

132

Lastpage

133

Abstract

The authors report measurements of fibre-optic transceiver modules which use a single optoelectronic integrated circuit (OEIC) subsystem. The optical circuit contains a DFB laser, 3 dB coupler, WDM, monitor photodiode and pin photodetector elements, which are monolithically integrated on a semi-insulating substrate indium phosphide chip. This assembly is designed to provide complete subscriber-termination functionality for bidirectional telephony and unidirectional broadband communication links for access networks. The dual-in-line module provides single fibre network interfacing, is physically compact, is stable for domestic and business environments, requires no cooling, and has the potential to be manufacturable at low cost

Keywords

distributed feedback lasers; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical fibre subscriber loops; p-i-n photodiodes; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 3 dB coupler; DFB laser; OEIC; WDM; bidirectional telephony; fibre-optic transceiver; local access networks; monitor photodiode; optoelectronic integrated circuit; pin photodetector elements; single fibre network interfacing; subscriber-termination functionality; transceiver modules; unidirectional broadband communication links;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics Letters

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0013-5194

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/el:19950076

Filename

364350