Multiwavelength photonic communications

Author

Pan, J.J.

Author_Institution

E-Tek Dynamics Inc., San Jose, CA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

16-17 Jun 1993

Firstpage

15

Lastpage

20

Abstract

The integration of multiwavelength technology into practical fiber optic communication systems is gradually becoming a reality because the required important wavelength tunable components are readily available. The author reviews several important multiwavelength system applications and briefly describes the key components, both commercially available and the state-of-the-art, for those systems. The components discussed are narrow-linewidth tunable lasers, high-performance fiber optic inline tunable filters, N×N star couplers, and E_r⁺-doped fiber amplifiers for wavelength division multiplex/demultiplex (WDM) networks, and multiwavelength photonic switches for broadband ISDN (B-ISDN) and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) systems

Keywords

B-ISDN; asynchronous transfer mode; computer networks; fibre lasers; optical communication equipment; optical filters; optical links; optical switches; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; ATM; B-ISDN; E_r⁺-doped fiber amplifiers; N×N star couplers; WDM networks; asynchronous transfer mode; broadband ISDN; fiber optic communication systems; high-performance fiber optic inline tunable filters; multiwavelength photonic communications; multiwavelength photonic switches; narrow-linewidth tunable lasers; wavelength division demultiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; Asynchronous transfer mode; B-ISDN; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telesystems Conference, 1993. 'Commercial Applications and Dual-Use Technology', Conference Proceedings., National

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1325-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NTC.1993.293016

Filename

293016