Title :
Chirp-controlled EA-modulator/SOA/widely-tunable laser transmitter
Author :
Koh, P.C. ; Akulova, Y.A. ; Fish, G.A.
Author_Institution :
Agility Commun. Inc., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report on chirp-controlled optical modulation realized using a semiconductor optical amplifier and an electroabsorption modulator monolithically integrated with a widely-tunable laser. The chirp parameter can be adjusted from +1.0 to -0.7 across 30 nm tuning range.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optoelectronics; laser tuning; optical transmitters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; DWDM networks; SOA; chirp-controlled optical modulation; electroabsorption modulator; optical transmitter; sampled grating DBR laser; semiconductor optical amplifier; widely-tunable laser; Chirp modulation; Laser tuning; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Optical transmitters; Phase modulation; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192732
