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The Research on the Heated CWDM(Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing) Optical Transceiver for the Wavelength Compensation at the Low Temperature

저온 파장 보상을 위한 히터 내장형 CWDM(Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing) 광 송수신기에 관한 연구

  • Kwon, Yoon-Koo (Opto-electrionics R&D Center, Lightron Fiber-optic Devices Inc.) ;
  • Park, Kyoung-Su (Opto-electrionics R&D Center, Lightron Fiber-optic Devices Inc.) ;
  • Lee, Ji-Hyun (Opto-electrionics R&D Center, Lightron Fiber-optic Devices Inc.) ;
  • Kim, Chang-Bong (Division of Radio-wave Engineering, Kongju National University)
  • 권윤구 ((주)빛과전자 광전자연구소) ;
  • 박경수 ((주)빛과전자 광전자연구소) ;
  • 이지현 ((주)빛과전자 광전자연구소) ;
  • 김창봉 (공주대학교 정보통신공학부)
  • Received : 2012.01.09
  • Accepted : 2012.03.08
  • Published : 2012.03.31

Abstract

This paper is the research on the heated CWDM optical transmitter for the wavelength compensation at the low temperature. In general, the wavelength deviation of DFB laser is around 0.1 nm/C. The wavelength of DFB laser shifts to longer(shorter) wavelength according to the temperature increase(decrease). Typical CWDM optical communication network has 20 nm channel spacing from reference center wavelength per each channel. There is some limitation problem in the range of operating temperature due to the channel interference. For solving the limited temperature range problem, especially at the low temperature, we use the heater on the DFB laser. As a result, we could realize the CWDM optical transmitter to meet +/-6.5 nm from reference center wavelength in the range of temperature at $-40{\sim}+85^{\circ}C$, which is applicable to the industrial field.

본 논문은 광 통신용 CWDM(Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing) 광 송수신기 레이저에 히터를 내장시켜 저온 파장을 보상하기 위한 연구이다. 일반적으로 DFB(Distributed Feedback) 레이저 파장의 온도 변화량은 약 $0.1nm/^{\circ}C$ 정도이다. 즉 온도가 올라가면 파장도 올라가고, 온도가 내려가면 파장도 내려간다. 따라서 각 채널별 기준 중심 파장간의 간격이 20 nm인 CWDM 광 통신망에서는 근접 채널 간의 파장 간섭을 막기 위해서 동작 온도 범위를 넓힐 수 없는 문제를 갖고 있다. 이를 보완하기 위해 히터를 CWDM LD(Laser Diode) TO-CAN 패키지 바닥면에 부착하여 저온에서의 파장을 보상할 수 있다. 따라서 이를 이용해서 산업용 광 송수신기 동작 온도 범위인 $-40{\sim}+85^{\circ}C$에서 기준 파장대비 +/-6.5 nm 변화폭에 만족시킬 수가 있었다.

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