Design of a 40 Gbps WDM laser module

Author

Copeland, D.J. ; Tabatabaei, S.B. ; Merritt, S.A. ; Didde, S. ; Dagenais, M. ; Chen, Y.J. ; Stone, D. ; Springthorpe, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

11-13 Aug. 1997

Firstpage

66

Lastpage

67

Abstract

We report on the development of a 4 channel, 10 Gbps/channel WDM laser transmitter module. The module includes four DFB MQW lasers operating in the 1550 nm fiber window. The small-signal characteristics of the DFB laser were measured from 50 MHz to 18 GHz, and a small-signal bias-dependent model was implemented using Libra software. This model was used with measured characteristics of the driver to analyze their interaction and predict the combined response. The drivers employ a commercially available HBT based monolithic amplifier. The electrical cross-talk of the drivers is presented. 10 Gbps waveforms are presented for the drive output and the optical signal.

Keywords

distributed feedback lasers; driver circuits; modules; multiplexing equipment; optical transmitters; quantum well lasers; semiconductor device packaging; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 1550 nm; 1550 nm fiber window; 4 channel 10 Gbps/channel WDM laser transmitter module; 40 Gbit/s; 50 MHz to 18 GHz; HBT based monolithic amplifier; Libra software; WDM laser module; drive output; driver; electrical cross-talk; four DFB MQW lasers; optical signal; small-signal bias-dependent model; small-signal characteristics; Driver circuits; Fiber lasers; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Laser modes; Optical design; Optical transmitters; Predictive models; Quantum well devices; Software measurement; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vertical-Cavity Lasers, Technologies for a Global Information Infrastructure, WDM Components Technology, Advanced Semiconductor Lasers and Applications, Gallium Nitride Materials, Processing, and Devi

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que., Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3891-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1997.619179

Filename

619179