Title :
Power and modulation response of wavelength locked lasers for WDM-PON applications
Author :
Zaman, Tauhid R. ; Ram, Rajeev J.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
The optical spectrum and modulation response of wavelength-locked lasers are analyzed. The model is verified against WDM-PON system data. A maximum data rate resulting from a trade-off of chromatic dispersion and modulation damping is predicted.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical dispersion; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-PON applications; chromatic dispersion; modulation damping; modulation response; passive optical networks; power response; wavelength division multiplexing; wavelength locked lasers; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Laser applications; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Power lasers; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (140.3520) Lasers, injection-locked;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
