Title :
Compact, low power and low threshold electrically pumped micro disc lasers for 20Gb/s non return to zero all optical wavelength conversion
Author :
Raz, O. ; Liu, L. ; Kumar, R. ; Morthier, G. ; Van Thourhot, D. ; Regreny, P. ; Rojo-Romeo, P. ; De Vries, T. ; Dorren, H.J.S.
Author_Institution :
Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
Using a 7.5 ¿m wide InP Micro-Disc-Laser, with a very low ~100 ¿A threshold current, heterogeneously integrated on top of Silicon on Insulator substrate, all optical NRZ wavelength conversion at speeds up to 20 Gb/s is demonstrated.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; microdisc lasers; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; silicon-on-insulator; InP; bit rate 20 Gbit/s; electrically pumped microdisc lasers; non-return-to-zero all optical wavelength conversion; silicon-on-insulator; Indium phosphide; Integrated optics; Laser excitation; Optical pumping; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Silicon on insulator technology; Threshold current;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
