• DocumentCode
    2234844
  • 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
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571401