LOW-NOISE OPTICAL SIGNAL TRANSMITTER WITH LOW-NOISE MULTI-WAVELENGTH LIGHT SOURCE, BROADCAST SIGNAL TRANSMITTER USING LOW-NOISE MULTI-WAVELENGTH LIGHT SOURCE, AND OPTICAL NETWORK WITH THE SAME

摘要

The present invention discloses a transmission device of a low-noise optical signal having a low-noise multi-wavelength light source, a transmission device of broadcast signals using a low-noise multi-wavelength light source, and an optical access network having the same. The present invention uses a low-noise multi-wavelength light source (LMLS) which has sufficiently low noises at respective wavelengths, while being lasing at a multi-wavelength. Noises at respective wavelengths are not increased, even though an output light of such an LMLS passes through a wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer (a tunable optical filter or an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), etc.). When using an LMLS, it is possible to embody an optical access network capable of transmitting optical signals at a high-speed and simultaneously transmitting a multicast signal. Further, when embodying an optical amplifier by using a gain medium for an LMLS, it is possible to obtain gain at a broad band without cross-coupling.