Spatially variable bandpass filter monitoring and feedback contr

Details Spatially variable bandpass filter monitoring and feedback contr Spatially variable bandpass filter monitoring and feedback contr

1997-11-26

2000-09-19

Lee, John D.

Optical waveguides

With disengagable mechanical connector

Optical fiber to a nonfiber optical device connector

372 32, G02B 642, H01S 50687

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061201901

ABSTRACT:
A feedback controlled laser diode communication device is disclosed that, as is common, has a laser diode that is modulated in response to an input signal to generate an optical signal, encoding the input signal. Spatially variable passband filter material, however, is arranged to receive at least a portion of the optical signal generated by the laser diode, preferably from the rear facet, and at least one detector is used to detect the thus filtered optical signal. Control circuitry then controls a wavelength of the laser diode based upon the response of the detector(s) to thus provide feedback control. As such, the device is particularly applicable to maintaining the tight channel spacings found in wavelength division multiplexed systems.

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