Abstract
In this paper we characterize the switching dynamics of a novel three
section slotted Fabry–Perot laser for phase modulated transmission
systems. The static characterization shows that an average linewidth of 538
kHz is achieved for all 25 ITU 100 G channels of the laser, which is able to
support differential quadrature phase-shift-keying (DQPSK) transmission at
10 Gbd symbol rate. An average wavelength switching time of 5 ns is also
demonstrated using two measurement techniques. The performance during
switching is examined by measuring the time resolved bit error rate (BER) of
a 10.7 Gbd DQPSK packet transmission system. The time taken to go from no
measured errors on one channel to no measured errors on the other channel is
found to be less than 16 ns for the switching combination studied.
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