Title :
40nm wavelength tunable gain-switched optical comb source
Author :
Zhou, Rui ; Latkowski, Sylwester ; O´Carroll, John ; Phelan, Richard ; Barry, Liam P. ; Anandarajah, Prince
Author_Institution :
Rince Inst., Dublin City Univ., Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
A 10GHz FSR optical comb, tunable over C-band with <;200KHz optical linewidth, based on an externally seeded gain-switched FP laser diode is presented. Doubling of comb lines is also achieved with a phase modulator.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; masers; semiconductor lasers; C-band; FSR optical comb; comb lines; frequency 10 GHz; gain-switched FP laser diode; optical linewidth; phase modulator; tunable gain-switched optical comb source; wavelength 40 nm; High speed optical techniques; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9