Title :
10 Gb/s Mach-Zehnder modulator integrated with widely-tunable sampled grating DBR laser
Author :
Akulova, Y.A. ; Fish, G.A. ; Koh, P. ; Kozodoy, P. ; Larson, M. ; Schow, C. ; Hall, E. ; Marchand, Herve ; Abraham, P. ; Coldren, L.A.
Author_Institution :
Agility Commun. Inc., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report on a sampled grating DBR laser monolithically integrated with a Mach-Zehnder modulator and a semiconductor optical amplifier. Transmission over 100 km of standard fiber at 10 Gb/s is demonstrated across 30 nm tuning range.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; 100 km; DBR laser; Mach-Zehnder modulator; fiber transmission; integrated optics; monolithic integration; semiconductor optical amplifier; widely-tunable sampled grating;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
