Title :
Fast wavelength switching of a high-speed SG-DBR laser for dynamic wavelength routing
Author :
Yu, Yonglin ; O´Duill, Sean ; Gorman, Neal O. ; Mulvihill, Gavin ; O´Dowd, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
We present new results on the wavelength switching behaviour of a high-speed sampled grating-DBR laser by using a Fabry-Perot interferometer technique. Switching delays of 4-10 ns were measured when driving the back grating section current for jumps spanning one to six modes
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser variables measurement; optical communication equipment; optical switches; optical testing; semiconductor device testing; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 4 to 10 ns; Fabry-Perot interferometer; back grating section current; dynamic wavelength routing; fast wavelength switching; high-speed SG-DBR laser; high-speed sampled grating-DBR laser; switching delays; wavelength switching behaviour; Delay; Gratings; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Optical fiber networks; Spinning; Switches; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting. LEOS 2000. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rio Grande
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5947-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2000.893976
