A practical 1.5μm wavelength transfer standard based on acetylene absorption lines

Zhanjun Fang; Tianchu Li; Yuwen Fang; Minming Wang; Qiang Wang; Fei Meng

doi:10.1117/12.482247

A practical 1.5μm wavelength transfer standard based on acetylene absorption lines

Zhanjun Fang^*, Tianchu Li, Yuwen Fang, Minming Wang, Qiang Wang, Fei Meng

^*Corresponding author for this work

National Institute of Metrology China

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Abstract

In Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) fiber communication system, more and more channels have to be put into a single fiber in order to fulfil the ever-increasing demand for high capacity. This put strict requirements on the wavelength characteristics of various active and passive optical components. Generally speaking, in current DWDM system, a wavelength accuracy of 5 pm is necessary for analyzing channel performance, and 0.5 pm is required for the aging test of components. An extended cavity laser diode (ECLD) frequency stabilized to saturated absorption lines of acetylene C₂H₂ with a potential long term frequency stability of 10^-12 can provide excellent wavelength reference for DWDM communication system^[1][2][3]. In this paper, we describe a practical 1.5μm wavelength transfer standard based on C₂H₂ stabilized DFB laser and tunable fiber Fabry-Perot etalon^[4]. This transfer standard is suitable for the calibration of widely used optical spectrum analyzers (OSA) and wavelength/multi-wavelengths meters. This device is currently under development in the Quantum Division of National Institute of Metrology (NIM).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	281-285
Number of pages	5
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4913
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482247
Publication status	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes
Event	Semiconductor Lasers and Applications - Shanghai, China Duration: 15 Oct 2002 → 17 Oct 2002

Keywords

DWDM
Fiber Fabry-Perot etalon
Frequency stabilization
Wavelength standard

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