Title :
Quantum dash mode locked lasers as optical comb sources for OFDM superchannels
Author :
Rosales, R. ; Watts, Regan T. ; Merghem, K. ; Calo, C. ; Martinez, A. ; Accard, A. ; Lelarge, F. ; Barry, Liam P. ; Ramdane, A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Photonics & Nanostruct., Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
Phase locked frequency combs spanning > 1.5 THz have been generated using passively mode locked quantum dash based lasers emitting at 1.55 μm. These combs are particularly suited for future OFDM transmission systems.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; laser mode locking; nanophotonics; optical communication equipment; quantum dash lasers; telecommunication channels; OFDM superchannels; OFDM transmission systems; optical comb sources; optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; passively mode locked quantum dash lasers; phase locked frequency combs; quantum dash mode locked lasers; wavelength 1.55 mum; Laser mode locking; OFDM; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
