Title :
High-stability wavelength-controlled DFB laser sources for dense WDM applications
Author :
Villeneuve, B. ; Cyr, M. ; Kim, Heung Bum
Author_Institution :
Nortel Adv. Technol., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Summary form only given. A compact, rugged, and commercially viable laser wavelength stabilization technique for dense WDM fibre communication applications was demonstrated. Production units were shown to be environmentally stable and exhibited very small wavelength shifts over extended aging periods. We also showed that the technique can be used for both single and multiple wavelengths applications.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; laser frequency stability; light sources; optical fibre communication; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; compact rugged commercially viable laser wavelength stabilization technique; dense WDM applications; dense WDM fibre communication applications; environmentally stable; extended aging periods; high-stability wavelength-controlled DFB laser sources; multiple wavelengths applications; production units; single wavelength applications; small wavelength shifts; Aging; Distributed feedback devices; Fiber lasers; Filters; Laser feedback; Photodetectors; Solids; Temperature; Testing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-521-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1998.657490
