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Tunable laser source using a self-seeding FP-LD

Self-seeding FP-LD을 이용한 파장 가변 레이저 광원

  • Received : 2021.09.13
  • Accepted : 2021.09.30
  • Published : 2021.09.30
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Abstract

In this paper, we experimentally demonstrate a self-seeding FP-LD (Fabry Perot Laser Diode) to verify the possibility of a new tunable light source that can be used in WDM-PON (Wavelength Division Multiplexing - Passive Optical Network) system. The conventional implementation of WDM-PON using a tunable light source has a disadvantage that the center wavelength of the AWG (Arrayed Waveguide Grating) device and the tunable light source must be precisely aligned. However, the proposed tunable light source has the advantage that the tunable wavelength is automatically aligned with the center wavelength of the AWG as well as simple structure. The implemented tunable light source had a tunable band of about 14 nm or more, and the maximum RIN (Relative Intensity Noise) of about -124 dB/Hz, which showed the possibility of modulating 10 Gb/s signal by an external modulator.

본 논문에서는 self-seeding FP-LD (Fabry Perot Laser Diode)를 이용하여 WDM-PON (Wavelength Division Multiplexing - Passive Optical Network)에서 사용될 수 있는 새로운 파장 가변 광원의 가능성을 검증한다. 파장 가변 광원을 이용한 WDM-PON의 기존 구현은 AWG (Arrayed Waveguide Grating) 소자의 중심 파장과 광원의 중심 파장을 세밀히 정렬해 주어야 하는 단점이 발생한다. 그러나, 본 논문에서 제안하는 파장 가변 광원은 매우 간단한 구조로 구성되며, 가변 파장이 AWG의 중심 파장에 자동 정렬되는 장점을 갖는다. 구현된 파장 가변 광원은 약 14 nm 정도 이상의 파장 가변 대역을 보였고, 상대적 세기 잡음, RIN (Relative Intensity Noise)은 최대 약 -124dB/Hz로 나타났으며, 외부 변조기를 통해 변조한 결과 10Gb/s 신호에 대한 변조 가능성을 확인 할 수 있었다.

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