ACTS: BLISS

Full Name: Broadband Lightwave Sources and Systems

Duration: 1/9/95-31/8/98 (Finished)

Partners:

• POC
• Siemens
• GMMT
• IMC
• Telefonica
• CNET
• HHI
• TUDelft
• TUEindhoven
• GAP-Optique S.A
• Telenor Research
• Univ.of Athens
• Lisbon Technical University

Objective:

• To bring to full maturity key advanced components and modules for photonic networks and to demonstrate their practical use in applications.

INTEC's Role:

• Development of an automated characterisation and parameter extraction framework.
• Development of advanced laser sources for high-bitrate transmission links and WDM-networks
• Development of multi wavelength laser consisting of gain section and a passive wavelength demultiplexer based on phased array concept (active/passive integration achieved by selective area growth)
• Targets : 4-8 channels
• Channnel spacing : 400 GHz / 200 GHz

Project Web site: http://www.intec.rug.ac.be/Research/Projects/horizon/projects/bliss/bliss.html