DocumentCode
1420534
Title
Tandem of electroabsorption modulators integrated with a DFB laser and an optical amplifier for short optical pulse generation and coding
Author
Souli, N. ; Ramdane, A. ; Devaux, F. ; Ougazzaden, A. ; Slempkes, S.
Author_Institution
BD/CNET/DTD, France Telecom, Bagneux, France
Volume
145
Issue
3
fYear
1998
fDate
6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
198
Lastpage
204
Abstract
The authors report on a photonic integrated circuit including a DFB laser and two electroabsorption modulators separated by an optical amplifier, for short optical pulse generation and coding. The monolithic integration is very simple, based on the use of the same active layer for the four optical functions. Pulse generation and coding is demonstrated at 10 Gbit/s, while the PIC is compatible with 20 Gbit/s operation
Keywords
distributed feedback lasers; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; encoding; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; semiconductor lasers; DFB laser; PIC; active layer; coding; electroabsorption modulators; integrated optics; monolithic integration; optical amplifier; optical communications equipment; optical functions; optoelectronics; photonic integrated circuit; semiconductor lasers; short optical pulse generation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings -
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1350-2433
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ip-opt:19981893
Filename
710086
Link To Document