Title :
43Gb/s Operation of a Directly Connected Driver and Electroabsoption Modulated Laser for Low-Cost Packages
Author :
Konczykowska, Agnieszka ; Riet, M. ; Jorge, Filipe ; Blache, F. ; Jany, C. ; Decobert, Jean ; Alexandre, F. ; Kazmierski, C.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Thales III-V Lab., Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
We demonstrate a 43 Gb/s InP-HBT driver directly connected to an Electroabsorption Modulated Laser with 2.2 Vpp amplitude and -0.7 to -3,5 V internally tunable offset. A high modulation sensitivity of the laser-modulator led to 8.3 dB extinction ratio.
Keywords :
driver circuits; electroabsorption; electronics packaging; heterojunction bipolar transistors; directly connected driver; electroabsoption modulated laser; low-cost packages; Amplitude modulation; Assembly; Costs; Driver circuits; Energy consumption; Extinction ratio; Fabrication; III-V semiconductor materials; Packaging; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528194
