A photonic wavelength-division switching system using tunable laser diode filters

Author

Suzuki, Shuji ; Nishio, Makoto ; Numai, Takahiro ; Fujiwara, Masahiko ; Itoh, Masataka ; Murata, Sigeru ; Shimosaka, Naoki

Author_Institution

NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan

Volume

8

Issue

5

fYear

1990

fDate

5/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

660

Lastpage

666

Abstract

A photonic wavelength-division switching system using semiconductor tunable wavelength filters is proposed. A switching system using wavelength switches and multistage switching networks is discussed. A crucial point in developing this switching system is to achieve a large number of wavelength-division channels. The potential of 100 wavelength-division channels in such switching systems is estimated, based on InP optical integrated circuits. A wavelength network synchronization which permits the network to utilize such a large number of wavelength-division channels without wavelength misalignment and drift is proposed. An eight-channel wavelength-division switching experiment, using phase-shift-controlled distributed feedback laser diodes as tunable wavelength filters, is reported

Keywords

distributed feedback lasers; frequency division multiplexing; optical filters; optical switches; semiconductor junction lasers; tuning; InP optical integrated circuits; eight-channel wavelength-division switching experiment; multistage switching networks; phase-shift-controlled distributed feedback laser diodes; photonic wavelength-division switching system; tunable laser diode filters; tunable wavelength filters; wavelength network synchronization; wavelength-division channels; Distributed feedback devices; Indium phosphide; Integrated optics; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical switches; Photonic integrated circuits; Semiconductor lasers; Switching systems; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.54471

Filename

54471