Transform limit optical pulse at 40 GHz from a 1.55 /spl mu/m module with an integrated DFB laser/electroabsorption modulator

Author

Burie, J.-R. ; Cadiou, J.F. ; Le Gouezigou, O. ; Goix, M. ; Bodere, A.

Author_Institution

OPTO +, Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France

fYear

1998

fDate

4-8 Oct. 1998

Firstpage

91

Lastpage

92

Abstract

A 40 GHz pulse source module at 1.55 /spl mu/m has been realized with an integrated MQW DFB laser/electroabsorption modulator: 6 ps pulse width, with 12 dB dynamic extinction ratio has been obtained with low driving voltage.

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optoelectronics; modules; optical pulse generation; optical transmitters; quantum well lasers; 1.55 /spl mu/m module; 1.55 mum; 6 ps; GHz pulse source module; dynamic extinction ratio; integrated DFB laser/electroabsorption modulator; integrated MQW DFB laser/electroabsorption modulator; low driving voltage; optical transmitters; ps pulse width; transform limit optical pulse; Bandwidth; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Pulse width modulation; Quantum well devices; Ring lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1998. ISLC 1998 NARA. 1998 IEEE 16th International

Conference_Location

Nara, Japan

ISSN

0899-9406

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4223-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISLC.1998.734152

Filename

734152