Multiwavelength source for spectrum-sliced WDM access networks and LAN's

被引:22
作者
Holloway, WT
Keating, AJ
Sampson, DD
机构
[1] Australian Photonics Coop. Res. Ctr., Dept. of Elec. and Electron. Eng., University of Melbourne, Parkville
[2] NTT, Network Service Systems Laboratories, Musashino-shi
[3] Dept. of Elec. and Electron. Eng., University of Western Australia, Nedlands
关键词
local area networks; optical amplifiers; optical communication; semiconductor lasers; spontaneous emission; wavelength-division multiplexing;
D O I
10.1109/68.593384
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We demonstrate a multiwavelength source of amplified spontaneous emission suitable for spectrum-sliced, wavelength-division multiplexed access and local-area networks. The source, based on flat-gain optical amplification of a Fabry-Perot laser biased below threshold, provides up to 30-wavelength channels spaced by 138 GHz. We show the potential of the source in network applications by demonstrating wavelength-stabilized, low (<10(-9)) error rate operation of all 30 wavelength channels at 622 Mb/s.
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页码:1014 / 1016
页数:3
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