Title :
17-Gb/s direct modulation of lambda-scale embedded active region photonic crystal lasers
Author :
Takeda, Kenji ; Sato, Takao ; Shinya, Akihiko ; Nozaki, Kengo ; Taniyama, H. ; Hasebe, Koichi ; Kakitsuka, Takaaki ; Notomi, M. ; Matsuo, Shoichiro
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrated the direct modulation of photonic-crystal nanocavity lasers to realize on-chip optical interconnects. A maximum 3-dB bandwidth of 16.2 GHz was obtained. We achieved a 17-Gb/s eye opening with a 35.3-fJ/bit energy cost.
Keywords :
optical interconnections; photonic crystals; bit rate 17 Gbit/s; direct modulation; frequency 16.2 GHz; lambda-scale embedded active region photonic crystal lasers; on-chip optical interconnects; photonic-crystal nanocavity lasers; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Lasers; Modulation; Optical interconnections; Optical waveguides; Photonics; direct modulation; nanocavity laser; optical interconnects; photonic crystal laser;
Conference_Titel :
Indium Phosphide and Related Materials (IPRM), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kobe
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6130-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8669
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPRM.2013.6562636
