Title :
Amplified coarse WDM system employing uncooled fiber Bragg grating lasers with 600 GHz channel spacing
Author :
Shigematsu, M. ; Tanaka, M. ; Okuno, T. ; Hashimoto, J. ; Kawabata, Y. ; Takahashi, S. ; Nakanishi, H. ; Yamaguchi, A. ; Shibata, T. ; Inoue, A. ; Katsuyama, T. ; Nishimura, M. ; Hayashi, H.
Author_Institution :
Sumitomo Electr. Ind. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a cost-effective 8-channel coarse WDM system employing uncooled fiber Bragg grating lasers with 600 GHz channel spacing. Gigabit Ethernet transmission experiment using a conventional EDFA supports feasibility of this system even over dispersion-shifted fibers.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; channel spacing; erbium; optical fibre LAN; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 600 GHz; EDFA; Ethernet transmission; amplified coarse WDM system; channel spacing; dispersion-shifted fibers; uncooled fiber Bragg grating lasers; Channel spacing; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247515
