1.55-μm wavelength-selectable microarray DFB-LD´s with monolithically integrated MMI combiner, SOA, and EA-modulator

Author

Kudo, Koji ; Yashiki, Kenichiro ; Sasaki, Tatsuya ; Yokoyama, Yoshitaka ; Hamamoto, Kiichi ; Morimoto, Takao ; Yamaguchi, Masayuki

Author_Institution

Optoelectron. & High Frequency Device Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Ibaraki, Japan

Volume

12

Issue

3

fYear

2000

fDate

3/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

242

Lastpage

244

Abstract

We developed compact (1.136 mm/sup 2/) eight-channel wavelength-selectable microarray distributed feedback laser diodes (DFB-LD´s) with a monolithically integrated 8/spl times/1 multimode-interference (MMI) optical combiner, a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), and an electro-absorption (EA) modulator. By using /spl plusmn/10/spl deg/C thermal tuning, an addressable wavelength range of 15.3 nm with uniform device characteristics and 2.5-Gb/s modulation performance were successfully demonstrated.

Keywords

distributed feedback lasers; electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; laser beams; laser feedback; laser tuning; micro-optics; optical fabrication; quantum well lasers; semiconductor laser arrays; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1.55 mum; 2.5 Gbit/s; EA-modulator; SOA; addressable wavelength range; distributed feedback laser diode; eight-channel wavelength-selectable microarray distributed feedback laser diodes; electro-absorption modulator; modulation performance; monolithically integrated 8/spl times/1 multimode-interference optical combiner; monolithically integrated MMI combiner; semiconductor optical amplifier; thermal tuning; uniform device characteristics; wavelength-selectable microarray DFB-LD; Diode lasers; Epitaxial growth; Integrated optics; Light sources; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.826901

Filename

826901