Title :
Low-voltage gigabit optical transmitter using a direct logic gate modulation of a tandem-electrode laser
Author :
Rokugawa, Hiroyuki ; Fujimoto, Nobuhiro ; Odagawa, Tetsufumi ; Horimatsu, Tetsuo
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Atsugi, Japan
fDate :
25 Feb.-1 March 1996
Abstract :
We propose a new direct-modulation scheme for use in a high-speed optical transmitter with a direct logic gate connection to a laser diode. We have confirmed gigabit-per-second operation with voltage modulation onto a tandem-electrode laser.
Keywords :
driver circuits; high-speed optical techniques; logic circuits; logic gates; optical modulation; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; direct logic gate modulation; gigabit-per-second operation; high-speed optical transmitter; laser diode; low-voltage driving circuitry; tandem-electrode laser; voltage modulation; Electrodes; High speed optical techniques; Logic gates; Optical receivers; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical transmitters; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-422-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1996.908315