Title :
Demonstration of an eight-wavelength fast packet switching transmitter of 2.5-Gb/s bit stream
Author :
Monnard, R. ; Zirngibl, M. ; Doerr, C.R. ; Joyner, C.H. ; Stulz, L.W.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs. Innovations, Lucent Technol., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
3/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An eight-wavelength fast packet switching transmitter using a waveguide-grating-router multifrequency laser and an external modulator is demonstrated. The transmitter is capable of switching in less than 2.8 ns among any of eight wavelengths precisely spaced by 199.8 GHz with standard deviation of 1.0 GHz.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed feedback lasers; optical transmitters; packet switching; semiconductor lasers; telecommunication network routing; waveguide lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbit/s; 2.8 ns; Gb/s bit stream; eight wavelengths; eight-wavelength fast packet switching transmitter; external modulator; standard deviation; waveguide-grating-router multifrequency laser; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Magnetic flux leakage; Optical arrays; Optical attenuators; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Packet switching; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
