10 Gbps transmission of electroabsorption modulators integrated with a 4-channel distributed Bragg reflector laser array
Ryu, Sang-Wan; Sim, Jae-Sik; Kwan, Yong-Hwan; Kim, Sung-Bock; Baek, Yong-Soon; Ryu, Sang-Wan; Department of Physics, Chonnam National University, 300 Yongbong-Dong, Buk-Gu, Gwangju 500-757, Korea; Sim, Jae-Sik; Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute, 161 Gajong-Dong, Yusong-Gu, Taejon 305-350, Korea; Kwan, Yong-Hwan; Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute, 161 Gajong-Dong, Yusong-Gu, Taejon 305-350, Korea; Kim, Sung-Bock; Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute, 161 Gajong-Dong, Yusong-Gu, Taejon 305-350, Korea; Baek, Yong-Soon; Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute, 161 Gajong-Dong, Yusong-Gu, Taejon 305-350, Korea
Журнал:
Semiconductor Science and Technology
Дата:
2008-05-01
Аннотация:
10 Gbps data transmission was demonstrated with electroabsorption modulators integrated with a 4-channel wavelength division multiplexing transmitter composed of distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) lasers. A selective area growth technique was employed for the control of bandgap energy in the gain, modulator and passive sections. Then the laser and modulator stripes were fabricated by a buried heterostructure process. The DBR lasers showed uniform threshold currents between 5 and 10 mA, while the slope efficiency was around 0.11 W A<sup>−1</sup>. By controlling the DBR currents, a 4-channel transmitter was achieved for the channel spacing of 100 GHz (0.8 nm). The electroabsorption modulator showed clear eye openings under 10 Gbps non-return-to-zero modulation. It allowed 10 Gbps error-free operation over a 25 km long single-mode fiber.
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