WDM transmission in 1.0µm band over PCF using supercontinuum source

Abstract

We achieved the first wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) transmission in the 1.0µm band over a 6km PCF. As a light source, we generated a supercontinuum (SC) with a -10dB bandwidth of 2.8THz in a 1km-long, low loss PCF. Four 10Gb/s WDM signals obtained from part of the SC with arrayed waveguide gratings (AWG) were successfully transmitted with negligible power penalties. We show the possibility of realizing WDM transmissions at more than 1Tb/s in the 1.0µm band over a low loss PCF by using a supercontinuum source.