Title :
Monolithically integrated tunable DFB laser array and Mach-Zehnder modulator
Author :
Matsuo, S. ; Ishii, H. ; Sato, T. ; Sato, R. ; Kasaya, K. ; Ohki, A. ; Shibata, Y. ; Oohashi, H.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
A monolithically integrated tunable transmitter consisting of tunable DFB laser array and Mach-Zehnder modulator is developed. Power penalty in the chromatic dispersion range of ±800 ps/nm with zero-chirp operation is less than 0.7 dB, modulating at 10-Gbit/s NRZ signal.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; integrated optics; laser tuning; optical dispersion; optical modulation; optical transmitters; semiconductor laser arrays; Mach-Zehnder modulator; NRZ signal; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; chromatic dispersion; monolithically integrated tunable DFB laser array; monolithically integrated tunable transmitter; power penalty; zero-chirp operation; Arrays; Dispersion; Distributed feedback devices; Laser tuning; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621139
