Title :
Tuning methods for uncooled low-cost tunable lasers in WDM-PON
Author :
Roppelt, Markus ; Pohl, Felix ; Grobe, Klaus ; Eiselt, Michael ; Elbers, Jörg-Peter
Author_Institution :
ADVA AG Opt. Networking, Meiningen, Germany
Abstract :
This paper investigates tuning of uncooled low-cost lasers without an integrated wave locker via a shared, centralized wave locker in a WDM-PON context.
Keywords :
laser tuning; passive optical networks; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-PON; centralized wave locker; low-cost tunable lasers; shared wave locker; tuning methods; uncooled low-cost lasers; uncooled tunable lasers; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Frequency modulation; Laser tuning; Optical network units; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
