Title :
A primary-referenced frequency stabilisation technique for use in highly dense wavelength division multiplexing
Author :
Lepley, J.J. ; Siddiqui, A.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Syst. Eng., Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate a technique for the frequency stabilization of a bank of channel lasers to produce a primary-referenced 25-GHz frequency comb. Channel stability and are better than 5% of the channel spacing.
Keywords :
frequency standards; laser frequency stability; wavelength division multiplexing; channel laser bank; dense wavelength division multiplexing; frequency stabilisation; primary reference; Absorption; Channel spacing; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Switches; Temperature; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766421
