Title :
Tunable slotted Fabry-Pérot lasers for agile optical networks
Author :
Smyth, Frank ; Shi, Kai ; Anandarajah, Prince M. ; Roycroft, Brendan ; Corbett, Brian ; Peters, Frank H. ; Barry, Liam P.
Author_Institution :
RINCE Inst., Dublin City Univ., Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
We present work carried out to examine the characteristics and transmission performance of a three section tunable slotted Fabry-Pérot laser. The low cost laser exhibits many attractive properties including low linewidth and fast switching speeds.
Keywords :
laser tuning; optical fibre networks; optical switches; semiconductor lasers; agile optical network; linewidth; switching speed; three section tunable slotted Fabry-Perot laser; transmission performance; Fiber lasers; Laser tuning; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber networks; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical transmitters;
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
