Novel optical WDM transmitter using a single-stripe multiwavelength mode-locked semiconductor laser

Hong Shi; Peter J. Delfyett Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.317664

31 July 1998 Novel optical WDM transmitter using a single-stripe multiwavelength mode-locked semiconductor laser

Hong Shi, Peter J. Delfyett Jr.

Proceedings Volume 3384, Photonic Processing Technology and Applications II; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317664
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

In this letter, we report a novel multiwavelength picosecond pulse transmitter based on a modelocked semiconductor laser. By actively modelocking a single-grating-loaded external cavity semiconductor laser system, 20 wavelength channels are simultaneously generated with each wavelength transmitting 12 ps pulses at a 600 MHz rate. A conventional pulse interleaving configuration multiplexes the output optical pulse train by eight fold to give a final 5Gbit/sec pulse rate. The resulting geometry provides a very compact configuration to reach an aggregate data throughput of 100Gbit/sec.

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Hong Shi and Peter J. Delfyett Jr. "Novel optical WDM transmitter using a single-stripe multiwavelength mode-locked semiconductor laser", Proc. SPIE 3384, Photonic Processing Technology and Applications II, (31 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317664

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