• DocumentCode
    2163152
  • Title

    Dynamic linewidth measurement technique using digital intradyne coherent receivers

  • Author

    Maher, Robert ; Thomsen, Benn

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London (UCL), London, UK
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    18-22 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    The linewidth settling time of a fast switching tuneable laser is investigated using a dynamic coherent receiver and we show that a minimum linewidth can be realised within 70ns of a wavelength switching event.
  • Keywords
    optical receivers; digital intradyne coherent receivers; dynamic coherent receiver; dynamic linewidth measurement technique; fast switching tuneable laser; time 70 ns; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Measurement by laser beam; Optical switches; Receivers; Time frequency analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
  • Conference_Location
    Geneva
  • ISSN
    Pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1918-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6066115