single, communication grade distributed feedback (DFB) laser. The frequency sweep is
generated using a two-step technique. In the first step, injection current modulation is
employed as a means of varying the output frequency of a DFB laser over a bandwidth of
99.26 GHz. A digital optical phase lock loop is used to lock the frequency sweep speed
during current modulation, resulting in a linear frequency chirp. In the second step, the …