Title :
7Gb/s Direct Modulation of Vertically Coupled Microring Lasers
Author :
Kapsalis, Alexandros ; Syvridis, Dimitris ; Troppenz, Ute ; Hamacher, Moritz ; Heidrich, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Telecommun., Athens Univ., Athens, Greece
Abstract :
We report on the properties of directly modulated active-passive integrated microring lasers fabricated using full wafer bonding techniques. Bit rates up to 7 Gb/s are reported for the first time, together with a 50 km SMF transmission.
Keywords :
integrated optics; microcavity lasers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; quantum well lasers; ring lasers; wafer bonding; bit rate 7 Gbit/s; directly modulated active-passive integrated lasers; distance 50 km; full wafer bonding techniques; laser modulation; semiconductor quantum wells; single mode fiber transmission; vertically coupled microring lasers; Bit rate; Chirp; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical coupling; Optical waveguides; Ring lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wafer bonding; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528761
