• DocumentCode
    3791228
  • Title

    Performance optimization of an InP-based widely tunable all-optical wavelength converter operating at 40 Gb/s

  • Author

    V. Lal;M.L. Masanovic;J.A. Summers;L.A. Coldren;D.J. Blumenthal

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    577
  • Lastpage
    579
  • Abstract
    We report on the design and performance optimization of a quantum-well active region-based semiconductor optical amplifier Mach-Zehnder interferometer wavelength converter monolithically integrated with a widely tunable sampled-grating distributed Bragg reflector laser, operating differentially at 40 Gb/s. The device is fabricated using an offset quantum-well platform, requiring a single regrowth. We show error-free operation, with a less than 3-dB power penalty at the optimal differential delay, and open eyes across a 25-nm output tuning range
  • Keywords
    "Optimization","Tunable circuits and devices","Optical wavelength conversion","Quantum well lasers","Laser tuning","Optical design","Semiconductor optical amplifiers","Distributed Bragg reflectors","Semiconductor lasers","Error-free operation"
  • Journal_Title
    IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2005.864000
  • Filename
    1583680
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3791228