Title :
A 20 Gbit/s directly modulated hybrid III-V/Si laser tunable over 12 wavelengths for short-reach access network
Author :
de Valicourt, G. ; Pointurier, Yvan ; Antona, Jean-Christophe ; Duan, G.H.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs., Nozay, France
Abstract :
We demonstrate a low cost tunable transmitter based on a directly modulated hybrid III-V/Si laser with enhanced modulation bandwidth. We successfully achieve 21.4 Gbit/s direct modulation including FEC overhead on 12 wavelengths over a short-reach access link (10-km).
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; laser tuning; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical modulation; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; silicon; FEC overhead; Si; bit rate 20 Gbit/s to 21.4 Gbit/s; directly modulated hybrid III-V/Si laser; distance 10 km; enhanced modulation bandwidth; low cost tunable transmitter; short-reach access link; short-reach access network; Cavity resonators; Laser modes; Modulation; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor lasers; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963873
