2.5 Gb/s transmission over 680 km using a fully stabilized 20 channel DBR laser with monolithically integrated semiconductor optical amplifier, photodetector and electroabsorption modulator

Author

Ketelsen, L.J.P. ; Johnson, J.E. ; Ackerman, D.A. ; Zhang, L. ; Kamath, K.K. ; Hybertsen, M.S. ; Glogovsky, K.G. ; Focht, M.W. ; Asous, W.A. ; Reynolds, C.L. ; Ebert, C.W. ; Park, M. ; Lentz, C.W. ; Hartman, R.L. ; Koch, T.L.

Author_Institution

Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA

Volume

4

fYear

2000

fDate

7-10 March 2000

Firstpage

208

Abstract

We demonstrate for the first time a fully functional 2.5 Gb/s EA-modulated wavelength-selectable laser module meeting all long-haul transmission requirements for stability, chirp, power and linewidth over 20 channels on a 50 GHz grid. Based on a highly integrated InP chip comprising a DBR laser, semiconductor optical amplifier, power monitor, and EA-modulator, the module also contains optics to ensure simultaneous long-term wavelength and mode stability.

Keywords

distributed Bragg reflector lasers; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optoelectronics; laser stability; modules; optical communication equipment; photodetectors; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbit/s; 680 km; DBR laser; EA-modulator; Gb/s transmission; electroabsorption modulator; fully functional Gb/s EA-modulated wavelength-selectable laser module; fully stabilized DBR laser; highly integrated InP chip; laser stability; linewidth; long-haul transmission requirements; long-term wavelength; mode stability; module; monolithically integrated semiconductor optical amplifier; photodetector; power monitor; semiconductor optical amplifier; Chirp; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Indium phosphide; Integrated optics; Laser modes; Laser stability; Monitoring; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-630-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2000.869459

Filename

869459