• DocumentCode
    615040
  • Title

    5.5-fJ/bit direct modulation of lambda-scale embedded active region photonic-crystal lasers

  • Author

    Takeda, Kenji ; Sato, Takao ; Shinya, Akihiko ; Nozaki, Kengo ; Taniyama, H.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    5-8 May 2013
  • Firstpage
    104
  • Lastpage
    105
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate direct modulations of photonic-crystal nanocavity lasers. Only a 35-μA bias current is required for 10-Gb/s modulation with a bit-error rate better than the forward error correction limit, resulting in a 5.5-fJ/bit energy cost.
  • Keywords
    error statistics; forward error correction; laser cavity resonators; optical modulation; photonic crystals; semiconductor lasers; bit error rate; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; current 35 muA; forward error correction limit; photonic crystal nanocavity lasers; semiconductor lasers; Bit error rate; Current measurement; Forward error correction; Lasers; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Interconnects Conference, 2013 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Santa Fe, NM
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5061-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5062-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OIC.2013.6552945
  • Filename
    6552945