A high SNR, 150 ch supercontinuum CW optical source with precise 25 GHz spacing for 10 Gbit/s DWDM systems

Author

Yamada, E. ; Takara, H. ; Ohara, T. ; Sato, K. ; Morioka, T. ; Jinguji, K. ; Itoh, M. ; Ishii, M.

Author_Institution

NTT Network Innovation Labs., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

17-22 March 2001

Abstract

A 150 channel multi-wavelength CW optical source with precise 25 GHz spacing is successfully realized by longitudinal mode slicing of a supercontinuum spectrum. We confirm the generation of more than 150 CW channels ranging from 1530 to 1560 nm with SNRs over 28.2 dB and Q-factors over 20.8 dB which are sufficient for 10 Gbit/s multi-span DWDM transmission.

Keywords

Q-factor; infrared sources; optical fibre communication; optical noise; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 1530 to 1560 nm; 25 GHz; DWDM systems; Q-factors; dense wavelength division multiplexing; longitudinal mode slicing; multi-span DWDM transmission; multi-wavelength CW optical source; signal-to-noise ratio; supercontinuum CW optical source; supercontinuum spectrum; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical noise; Power generation; Signal to noise ratio; Supercontinuum generation; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-655-9

Type

conf

Filename

927838