A 24-channel WDM transmitter for access systems using a loop-back spectrally sliced light-emitting diode

Author

Liou, K.-Y. ; Dreyer, K.K. ; Burrows, Ellsworth C ; Zyskind, J.L. ; Sulhoff, J.W.

Author_Institution

Crawford Hill Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

10

Issue

2

fYear

1998

Firstpage

270

Lastpage

272

Abstract

A 24-channel wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) transmitter for local access networks has been demonstrated by applying a novel loop-back spectral slicing, optical timing delay, and multiplexing method to a light-emitting diode. Set-and-forget transmitter operation with self-aligned channel wavelengths was realized. Error-free transmission over 16 km of fiber at 50 Mb/s per channel using the WDM transmitter was demonstrated.

Keywords

antenna phased arrays; chirp modulation; clocks; electro-optical modulation; laser tuning; light emitting diodes; modules; optical fibre subscriber loops5833537; optical fibres; optical receivers; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; 16 km; 24-channel WDM transmitter; 50 Mbit/s; LED; WDM transmitter; access systems; error-free transmission; light-emitting diode; loop-back spectral slicing; loop-back spectrally sliced light-emitting diode; multiplexing method; optical timing delay; self-aligned channel wavelengths; set-and-forget transmitter operation; Costs; Distributed feedback devices; Light emitting diodes; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Pulse amplifiers; Timing; Ultrafast optics; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.655381

Filename

655381