DocumentCode
1562703
Title
Adjustable Chirp Injection-Locked 1.55-μm VCSELs for Enhanced Chromatic Dispersion Compensation at 10-Gbit/s
Author
Bo Zhang ; Xiaoxue Zhao ; Christen, Louis ; Parekh, Devang ; Hofmann, W. ; Wu, Ming C. ; Amann, Markus C. ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J. ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. Syst., Southern California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
fYear
2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We demonstrate adjustable negative chirp from a directly-modulated, injection-locked 1.55-μm VCSEL by controlling the injection parameters. Chromatic dispersion tolerance is enhanced by greater than 10× at 10-Gb/s compared to that of a free-running VCSELs.
Keywords
chirp modulation; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; adjustable negative chirp; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; chirp injection; chromatic dispersion; frequency chirp; optically injection locked lasers; wavelength 1.55 mum; Chirp modulation; Chromatic dispersion; Distributed feedback devices; Frequency; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Petroleum; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528779
Filename
4528779
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