Title :
A supercontinuum source based on an electroabsorption-modulated laser for long distance DWDM transmission
Author :
Boivin, L. ; Taccheo, S. ; Doerr, C.R. ; Stulz, L.W. ; Monnard, R. ; Lin, W. ; Fang, W.C.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We describe a 40-channel X 9.953 Gbit/s dense wavelength-division multiplexed (DWDM) transmitter based on spectrum-slicing of supercontinuum light generated from an electroabsorption-modulated laser (EML). Error-free transmission of all channels over 544 km of standard fiber is demonstrated.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 544 km; 9.953 Gbit/s; dense wavelength-division multiplexed transmitter; electroabsorption-modulated laser; error-free transmission; long distance DWDM transmission; spectrum-slicing; standard fiber; supercontinuum light generation; supercontinuum source; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical transmitters; Pulse modulation; Supercontinuum generation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
