Precision-tuning wavelength addressable laser for reconfigurable WDM networks

Author

Yang, Xiaohui ; Zhong, Shan ; Chen, Yung Jui ; Stone, D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA

Volume

12

Issue

10

fYear

2000

Firstpage

1385

Lastpage

1387

Abstract

In this letter, we demonstrate a precision wavelength addressable laser with a rapid wavelength setting function for reconfigurable wavelength routed wavelength-division-multiplexing networks using a broad-band tunable laser combined with a phased-array waveguide-grating-based integrated real time multichannel wavelength monitoring circuit. The addressable laser could be set to four International Telecommunication Union wavelengths with 0.8-nm (100-GHz) channel spacing, limited by its tuning range, and the wavelength resolution is better than 0.02 nm. The tunable laser also supports self-contained and self-learning functions.

Keywords

laser tuning; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; broadband tunable laser; optical fiber communication; phased array waveguide grating; precision tuning wavelength addressable laser; real-time multichannel wavelength monitoring circuit; reconfigurable WDM network; self-contained function; self-learning function; wavelength routing; wavelength setting function; Distributed feedback devices; Laser feedback; Laser tuning; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor laser arrays; Tunable circuits and devices; WDM networks; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.883838

Filename

883838