Title :
Uncooled Lasers for Metropolitan Networks
Author_Institution :
Opnext Japan, Inc., Yokohama
Abstract :
The recent progress and key issues of uncooled 1310/1550 nm diode lasers for the application to MAN are reviewed, from the viewpoint of low power consumption and small footprint of 10 Gbs 300-pin and X-series optical transceivers
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; metropolitan area networks; optical receivers; optical transmitters; quantum dot lasers; quantum well lasers; semiconductor lasers; transceivers; 10 Gbit/s; 1310 nm; 1550 nm; DFB laser; MAN; X-series optical transceivers; distributed-feedback laser; electro-absorption modulator; metropolitan networks; multiquantum well semiconductor lasers; power consumption; quantum dot lasers; uncooled diode lasers; uncooled lasers; Electrons; Energy consumption; High speed optical techniques; Laser theory; Optical modulation; Quantum well devices; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Temperature; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2006. Conference Digest. 2006 IEEE 20th International
Conference_Location :
Kohala Coast, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9560-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2006.1708056
