RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANT: Wavelength Tunable Wide Bandwidth Modulated Laser Source for All-Optical Networks and Optoelectronic Device Research

9412357布卢门塔尔的微电子研究中心（MiRC）和电气和计算机工程学院在技术的格鲁吉亚研究所将购买一个连续波长可调，超宽带调制，1.55微米中心波长激光系统，这将致力于支持工程研究。 这些设备将用于几个研究项目，特别是：I）波分复用全光网络中带宽限制的研究，II）在格鲁吉亚技术MiRC中制造的基于波分复用的部件的表征，特别是波分复用器和解复用器以及谐振增强腔光电探测器，以及III）用于高速的部件的表征，宽带光通信，包括用于全光和光通信网络的光放大器、光电探测器、光子开关和滤波器。 拟议中的设备是格鲁吉亚技术公司在波分复用光通信、全光网络和设备集成方面正在进行的努力的关键。 光网络，特别是全光网络，有可能成为未来国家通信基础设施的基础。关键的研究问题包括设计和建设国家的最先进的网络，有很高的概率先进的发展，和开发，高度集成，低成本，集成电路兼容的波分复用设备的制造。拟议的设备将允许研究人员研究在网络环境中组合多个光学WDM设备的效果。 它还将允许调查人员量化限制这些网络的用户数量和地理距离的影响，以量化限制这些网络可以运行的用户数量和地理距离的影响。 最后，低成本的关键特性，高性能器件的全光和光网络将与拟议的设备。

9412357 Blumenthal The Microelectronics Research Center (MiRC) and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology will purchase a continuous wavelength tunable, ultra-wide bandwidth modulated, 1.55 micron center wavelength laser system which will be dedicated to support research in engineering. The equipment will be used for several research projects, including in particular: I) the investigation of bandwidth limitations in wavelength division multiplexed all-optical networks, II) characterization of wavelength division multiplexed based components fabricated in the Georgia Tech MiRC, in particular wavelength division multiplexers and demultiplexers and resonant enhanced cavity photodetectors, and III) characterization of components for high-speed, widebandwidth optical communications including optical amplifiers, photodetectors, photonic switches, and filters used in all-optical and optical communications networks. The proposed equipment is key to the ongoing effort at Georgia Tech in wavelength division multiplexed optical communications, all-optical networking, and device integration. Optical networks, in particular all-optical networks, have the potential to form the basis for the future national communications infrastructure. Critical research issues include designing and constructing state-of-the-art networks that have high probability for advanced development, and development, and fabrication of highly integrated, low cost, integrated circuit compatible wavelength division multiplexed devices. The proposed equipment will allow the researchers to study the effects of combining multiple optical WDM devices in a networking environment. It will also allow the investigators to quantify effects that limit the number of user and geographic distances over which these networks to quantify effects that limit the number of user and geographic distances over which these networks can operate. Finally, the critical characterization of low cost, high performa nce devices for all optical and optical networks will be performed with the proposed equipment.