Title :
Simultaneous ER enhancement and frequency stabilization scheme for directly modulated DFB lasers
Author :
Yang, Chung-Liang ; Lee, San-Liang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tamkang Univ., Tamsui, Taiwan
Abstract :
A simultaneous extinction-ratio enhancement and frequency stabilization scheme is proposed for directly modulated DFB lasers at the optical line terminal to enhance signal quality and to stabilize optical frequency by using a single Fabry-Perot etalon.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; distributed feedback lasers; laser frequency stability; optical frequency conversion; optical modulation; optical signal detection; Fabry-Perot etalon; directly modulated DFB lasers; extinction-ratio enhancement; optical frequency stabilization; optical line terminal; signal quality; Chirp modulation; Erbium; Frequency; Laser stability; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Passive optical networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
