SBIR Phase I: Frequency Agile Laser for Configurable Optical Networks (FALCON)

SBIR 第一阶段：用于可配置光网络的频率捷变激光器 (FALCON)

• 批准号: 0320371
• 负责人: Eric Takeuchi
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Photera Technologies, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-07-01 至 2003-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0320371&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Frequency; Agile; Laser

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)Phase I project will address the needs of future intelligent optical networks. The simultaneous satisfaction of both enhanced technical performance and price parity as compared to fixed wavelength devices will allow the proposed laser technology to proliferate. This project, entitled, Frequency Agile Laser for Configurable Optical Networks. (FALCON), will develop a rapidly tunable laser operating around 1550-nm. This laser is based upon an innovative configuration of intra-cavity electro-optic components that provide rapid tunability from a narrow-linewidth (5 kHz) source. Truly innovative is the specific design to allow for sloppy, passive alignment tolerances, thereby enabling low-cost devices to be realized. This approach to low-cost manufacturing will also allow for this technology to compete with current fixed wavelength lasers. It is anticipated that this laser, will result in a self-fiber-coupled high-power (50 milliwatts), widely tunable ( 40-nm) laser, capable of random access wavelength switching to any point in the sub-100 nanosecond regime. Due to the demand for voice, data, and video services, advances in optical networks, together with the laser technologies required to support those networks, continues to be a major focus. Development of advanced, more intelligent optical networks is generally accepted as the path to being able to provide these services at economically viable price points. One major step in this direction will be the commercial availability of rapidly tunable lasers for prices that are competitive (equal to or less than) with today's fixed wavelength devices. The proposed technology offers to meet this demand, with its innovative approach towards manufacturing of tunable laser sources.

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目将满足未来智能光网络的需求。 与固定波长器件相比，同时满足增强的技术性能和价格平价将允许所提出的激光技术激增。这个项目，题为，频率捷变激光器可配置的光网络。（USCCON）将开发一种工作在1550 nm左右的快速可调谐激光器。 该激光器基于腔内电光元件的创新配置，可从窄线宽（5 kHz）源提供快速可调谐性。真正创新的是特定的设计，允许草率，被动对准公差，从而使低成本的设备得以实现。 这种低成本制造方法也将使这项技术与目前的固定波长激光器竞争。预计这种激光器将产生自光纤耦合高功率（50毫瓦）、宽调谐（40 nm）激光器，能够随机接入波长切换到100纳秒以下的任何点。 由于对语音、数据和视频服务的需求，光网络的进步以及支持这些网络所需的激光技术仍然是一个主要焦点。 开发先进的、更智能的光网络通常被认为是能够以经济上可行的价格点提供这些服务的途径。在这个方向上的一个主要步骤将是快速可调谐激光器的商业可用性，其价格与今天的固定波长设备具有竞争力（等于或小于）。所提出的技术提供了满足这一需求，其创新的方法对可调谐激光源的制造。