Title :
Novel monitoring technique for DWDM tunable lasers using an isolator and a polarizer
Author :
Yang, Chun-Liang ; Chien, Ching-Yun ; Lee, San-Liang ; Wu, Jingshown
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
Channel monitoring of DWDM tunable lasers can be easily performed by using the built-in isolator and an external polarizer. We applied it to monitor eight 100 GHz-spaced channels and characterize fast tunable lasers.
Keywords :
channel spacing; laser tuning; monitoring; optical communication equipment; optical isolators; optical polarisers; wavelength division multiplexing; 100 GHz; DWDM tunable lasers; channel monitoring; channel spacing; isolator; polarizer; Isolators; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Monitoring; Optical network units; Optical polarization; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277217
