Tunable silicon etalon for simultaneous spectral filtering and wavelength monitoring of a DWDM transmitter

Tapio Niemi, Maria Uusimaa, Simo Tammela, Päivi Heimala, Timo Kajava, Matti Kaivola, Hanne Ludvigsen

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    Abstract

    A temperature-tunable Fabry-Perot filter made of silicon has been developed and applied for simultaneous spectral filtering and wavelength monitoring of a directly modulated DFB laser. This novel device decreases the dispersion penalty of a cost-effective dense wavelength-division-multiplexing (DWDM) transmitter in a long-haul transmission link. Moreover, it allows the operating wavelength of the transmitter to be accurately monitored in real time.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)58-60
    Number of pages3
    JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
    Volume13
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2001
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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