Title :
Chirp-controlled tandem electroabsorption modulator integrated with an SOA and a sampled-grating DBR laser
Author :
Johansson, Leif A. ; Akulova, Yuiiya A. ; Fish, Greg A. ; Coldren, Larry A.
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
Chirp compensation is demonstrated using voltage division to a long-section electroabsorption phase modulator together with an amplitude modulator arranged in a tandem configuration, both integrated with an SOA and a sampled-grating DBR laser.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optics; phase modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; amplitude modulator; chirp compensation; chirp-control; electroabsorption phase modulator; integrated optics; sampled-grating DBR laser; tandem electroabsorption modulator; voltage division; Amplitude modulation; Chirp modulation; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Fiber lasers; Optical modulation; Phase modulation; Quantum cascade lasers; Resistors; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Threshold voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251894
