Title :
40 GHz semiconductor mode-locked laser pulse source for 160 Gbit/s RZ-DPSK data transmission
Author :
Schubert, C. ; Ferber, S. ; Kroh, M. ; Schmidt-Langhorst, C. ; Ludwig, R. ; Hüttl, B. ; Kaiser, R. ; Weber, H.G.
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. for Telecommun., Heinrich-Hertz-Inst., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We report on a monolithically integrated mode-locked semiconductor laser with 40 GHz repetition rate, suitable for RZ-DPSK transmission. The performance of the source is demonstrated in a 160 Gbit/s RZ-DPSK transmission experiment over 480 km.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; laser mode locking; monolithic integrated circuits; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical pulse generation; semiconductor lasers; 160 Gbit/s; 40 GHz; 480 km; RZ-DPSK data transmission; laser pulse source; mode-locked laser source; monolithically integrated laser; semiconductor laser;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
