• DocumentCode
    376055
  • Title

    Wavelength and power monitoring of DWDM networks using scanning F-P filter and F-P laser

  • Author

    Chung, W.H. ; Tam, H.Y. ; Demokan, M.S. ; Wai, P.K.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech., Kowloon, China
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    28
  • Abstract
    We demonstrated a novel channel monitoring system that utilizes Fabry-Perot tunable filters and a low-cost Fabry Perot (F-P) laser as a reference source. Wavelength monitoring of 8 channels spaced 0.8nm apart was achieved with an accuracy of 0.01nm
  • Keywords
    laser frequency stability; measurement by laser beam; measurement errors; monitoring; optical fibre testing; optical filters; optical tuning; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM networks; F-P laser; Fabry-Perot tunable filters; low-cost Fabry Perot laser; power monitoring; scanning F-P filter; wavelength monitoring; Laser stability; Monitoring; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Power lasers; Power measurement; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7105-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2001.969156
  • Filename
    969156