Optical channel switching algorithm for continuously tunable lasers |
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| Authors: | Halbritter H. Riemenschneider F. Kogel B. Feldmeier E. Meissner P. |
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| Affiliation: | Inst. fur Hochfrequenztechnik, Tech. Univ. Darmstadt, Germany; |
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| Abstract: | A novel idea and realisation of a control algorithm to switch the wavelength of continuously tunable lasers is presented. The concept allows the switching of a defined number of dense wavelength division multiplexed (DWDM) channels up or down by employing a broadband wavelength locker. The switching algorithm is implemented and demonstrated for a micro-electro-mechanically tunable vertical-cavity surface emitting laser (MEM-VCSEL). |
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