Integrated laser/modulators for high capacity WDM transmission systems

Author

Tsang, W.T. ; Johnson, Jennifer E. ; Morton, Paul A. ; Tanbun-Ek, T. ; Chu, S.N.G. ; Johnston, W.D.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

16-20 May 1995

Firstpage

247

Abstract

Monolithically integrated electroabsorption modulated laser grown by selective-area epitaxy using MOVPE is a very essential source for multigigabit long-haul WDM transmission systems employing EDFAs. Such an EML offers very low chirp, low drive voltage, long-term reliability and compact size.<>

Keywords

digital communication; distributed feedback lasers; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optoelectronics; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical transmitters; quantum well lasers; semiconductor growth; vapour phase epitaxial growth; wavelength division multiplexing; EML; MOVPE; chirp; drive voltage; electroabsorption modulated laser; high capacity WDM transmission systems; long-term reliability; multigigabit long-haul WDM transmission; selective-area epitaxy; size; Chirp modulation; Distributed feedback devices; Epitaxial growth; Epitaxial layers; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Etching; Gratings; Laser feedback; Optical fiber devices; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1995., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2581-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1995.406055

Filename

406055