WDM transceiver OEICs for local access networks

Author

Williams, P.J. ; Griffiths, Iwan ; Carr, N. ; Reid, D.J. ; Forbes, Nick

Author_Institution

GEC Marconi Mater. Technol., Towcester

Volume

30

Issue

18

fYear

1994

fDate

9/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1529

Lastpage

1530

Abstract

The authors report the fabrication of OEICs incorporating DFB lasers, 3 dB couplers, Mach-Zehnder interferometers, monitor photodiodes and high speed pin signal detectors, providing functionality for low cost, bidirectional telephony and unidirectional broadband communication links for access networks. This work represents the first time subcomponents have been monolithically integrated into an OEIC to support such a link. The process and design is compatible with solder bump packaging and enhanced coupling efficiency waveguide couplers

Keywords

distributed feedback lasers; integrated optoelectronics; light interferometers; local area networks; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical links; optical receivers; photodiodes; transceivers; wavelength division multiplexing; DFB lasers; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; WDM transceiver OEICs; access networks; bidirectional telephony; couplers; design; enhanced coupling efficiency waveguide couplers; functionality; high speed pin signal detectors; local access networks; low cost; monitor photodiodes; monolithically integrated; solder bump packaging; subcomponents; unidirectional broadband communication links;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics Letters

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0013-5194

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/el:19941002

Filename

317058