Title :
Use of a multiwavelength surface-emitting laser array in a four-channel wavelength-division-multiplexed system experiment
Author :
Maeda, M.W. ; Chang-Hasnain, C.J. ; Lin, Chinlon ; Patel, J.S. ; Johnson, H.A. ; Walker, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
fDate :
3/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The first wavelength-division-multiplexed system experiment using a monolithically integrated two-dimensional surface-emitting laser array is reported. Four lasers at a wavelength separation of 1.5 nm in the 980-nm region were operated simultaneously and a bit-error rate of 10/sup -9/ (155 Mb/s) was attained with negligible optical and electrical crosstalk between the lasers.<>
Keywords :
frequency division multiplexing; optical communication equipment; semiconductor laser arrays; 155 Mbit/s; 2D semiconductor laser array; 980 nm; WDM; bit-error rate; crosstalk; four-channel wavelength-division-multiplexed system; monolithically integrated; multiwavelength surface-emitting laser array; wavelength separation; Fiber lasers; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Optical surface waves; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
