Title :
WDM and hybrid WDM/OTDM applications of the multi-wavelength grating cavity (MGC) laser
Author :
White, I.H. ; Owen, M. ; Stephens, M.F.C. ; Vasil´ev, P. ; Bainbridge, J.D. ; Pentry, R.V.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Res., Bristol Univ., UK
Abstract :
A range of WDM and hybrid WDM/OTDM applications of a multi-wavelength laser are discussed. Firstly, wavelength conversion is demonstrated at 2.488 Gbits/s in several novel WDM network configurations. Secondly multi-wavelength pulse generation is demonstrated with pulse widths of 13.2 ps and at repetition rates of 7.418 GHz. The device used in these experiments is an integrated InGaAs/InGaAsP/InP multi-wavelength laser.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; diffraction gratings; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; integrated optics; laser beams; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; optical transmitters; optical wavelength conversion; quantum well lasers; time division multiplexing; waveguide lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 13.2 ps; 2.488 Gbit/s; 7.418 GHz; InGaAs-InGaAsP-InP; InGaAs/InGaAsP/InP; WDM applications; WDM network configurations; hybrid WDM/OTDM applications; integrated multi-wavelength laser; multi-wavelength grating cavity laser; multi-wavelength laser; multi-wavelength pulse generation; pulse widths; repetition rates; wavelength conversion; Gratings; Laser modes; Master-slave; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; WDM networks; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1999. APCC/OECC '99. Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on ... and Fourth Optoelectronics and Communications Conference
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
7-5635-0402-8
DOI :
10.1109/APCC.1999.820542
