Title :
622Mbps testing of an 8-channel hyperfine WDM demux with ~ 3 Ghz channel spacing
Author :
Xiao, Shijun ; Weiner, Andrew M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
Abstract :
We demonstrate an 8-channel ~3 GHz-spaced wavelength demux in hyperfine WDM (HWDM) experiments with 622 Mbps (OC-12) transmission using a virtually-imaged phased-array (VIPA) wavelength demultiplexer. We achieve low power penalties <0.5 dB from adjacent channel crosstalk
Keywords :
channel spacing; data communication; demultiplexing equipment; optical arrays; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; 622 Mbit/s; 8-channel hyperfine WDM demultiplexer; channel crosstalk; channel spacing; virtually-imaged phased-array wavelength demultiplexer; wavelength division multiplexing; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bandwidth; Channel spacing; Crosstalk; Laser modes; Lenses; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Testing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201806
