公开(公告)号：US06081361A

公开(公告)日：2000-06-27

申请号：US954575

申请日：1997-10-17

申请人： Laura Ellen Adams ,  Clyde George Bethea ,  Gerald Nykolak ,  Roosevelt People ,  Tawee Tanbun-Ek

发明人： Laura Ellen Adams ,  Clyde George Bethea ,  Gerald Nykolak ,  Roosevelt People ,  Tawee Tanbun-Ek

IPC分类号： H04J14/00 ,  H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/02 ,  H01S5/026 ,  H01S5/06 ,  H01S5/0625 ,  H01S5/12 ,  H01S5/50 ,  H04B10/04 ,  H04B10/06 ,  H04B10/142 ,  H04B10/152 ,  H04J7/00 ,  H04J14/02 ,  H04B10/01 ,  H01S3/08 ,  H04B10/12

CPC分类号： H04J14/0298 ,  H01S5/0265 ,  H01S5/06258 ,  H04J7/00 ,  H01S5/1243

摘要： In a WDM fiber-optic network, a unique laser transmitter enables signals to be routed at three hierarchical levels: at one level discrimination among signal paths is based on N WDM wavelength channels, at another level discrimination is based on m AM subcarrier frequency channels, and at a third level discrimination is based on n FM subcarrier frequency channels. Thus, a total of Nmn distinguishable optical channels can be accommodated and a like number of users served. The laser transmitter comprises a broadband, tunable semiconductor laser which includes an intracavity, integrated composite reflector to which a tuning voltage and a FM dither signal are applied, an intracavity gain section to which drive current is applied, and an extracavity, integrated electroabsorption modulator to which an information (e.g., data, voice, video) signal and an AM dither signal are applied. The tuning voltage provides coarse wavelength tuning among N WDM channels, whereas the FM dither signal produces an additional m channels via FM-SCM. The AM dither likewise produces an additional n channels via AM-SCM.

摘要翻译： 在WDM光纤网络中，独特的激光发射机使信号能够以三个等级的级别进行路由：在一个级别，信号路径之间的鉴别基于N个WDM波长信道，在另一个等级，鉴别是基于m个AM子载波频率信道， 并且在第三级鉴别是基于n个FM子载波频率信道。 因此，可以容纳总共Nmn个可辨别的光学通道并且服务相同数量的用户。 激光发射机包括宽带可调谐半导体激光器，其包括腔内，集成复合反射器，调谐电压和FM抖动信号施加到该腔内，集成复合反射器，施加驱动电流的腔内增益部分，以及腔外集成电吸收调制器 其中应用信息（例如，数据，语音，视频）信号和AM抖动信号。 调谐电压在N个WDM通道中提供粗略的波长调谐，而FM抖动信号通过FM-SCM产生额外的m个通道。 AM抖动同样通过AM-SCM产生另外的n个通道。

公开(公告)号：US5991061A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-23

申请号：US954576

申请日：1997-10-20

申请人： Laura Ellen Adams ,  Clyde George Bethea ,  Lars Erik Eskildsen ,  Gerald Nykolak ,  Roosevelt People ,  Tawee Tanbun-Ek

发明人： Laura Ellen Adams ,  Clyde George Bethea ,  Lars Erik Eskildsen ,  Gerald Nykolak ,  Roosevelt People ,  Tawee Tanbun-Ek

IPC分类号： H04B10/02 ,  H01S5/00 ,  H01S5/042 ,  H01S5/062 ,  H01S5/0625 ,  H01S5/125 ,  H04B10/18 ,  H04B10/28 ,  H04B10/01 ,  H01S3/08 ,  H04B10/12

CPC分类号： H01S5/06258 ,  H01S5/0623 ,  H01S5/0625

摘要： A tunable semiconductor laser comprises a gain section having an MQW active region, a uniform pitch grating DFB region, and first waveguide. A composite reflector, including a second MQW region and a second waveguide, forms a cavity resonator with the DFB region. A tuning voltage applied to the composite reflector induces refractive index changes, thereby allowing the center wavelength to be altered. A dither signal applied the composite reflector broadens the spectrum of the laser output, thereby reducing SBS in fiber optic systems.

摘要翻译： 可调谐半导体激光器包括具有MQW有源区，均匀间距光栅DFB区和第一波导的增益部。 包括第二MQW区域和第二波导的复合反射器与DFB区域形成空腔谐振器。 施加到复合反射器的调谐电压引起折射率变化，从而允许改变中心波长。 施加复合反射器的抖动信号使激光输出的频谱变宽，从而减少光纤系统中的SBS。