Title :
Integration of a Traveling-Wave Electro-Absorption Modulator with a Widely Tunable SG-DBR Laser
Author :
Dummer, Matthew M. ; Sysak, Matthew N. ; Raring, James W. ; Tauke-Pedretti, Anna ; Coldren, Larry A.
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Santa Barbara
Abstract :
A widely tunable transmitter integrating a sampled grating DBR laser and traveling wave EAM with on-chip termination is presented. The transmitter exhibits a 23 GHz bandwidth, greater than 1 mW output power, and wavelength tuning over 30 nm.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optoelectronics; laser tuning; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; bandwidth 23 GHz; on-chip termination; sampled grating DBR laser; traveling wave EAM; traveling-wave electro-absorption modulator; wavelength tuning; widely tunable SG-DBR laser; widely tunable transmitter; Bandwidth; Capacitors; Electrodes; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Resistors; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Indium Phosphide & Related Materials, 2007. IPRM '07. IEEE 19th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Matsue
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0875-X
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8669
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPRM.2007.381261
