Author :
Adams, D.M. ; Isaksson, M. ; Wesström, J.O. ; Eriksson, U. ; Hammerfeldt, S. ; Stoltz, B. ; Granestrand, P. ; Goobar, E. ; Lewén, R. ; Rigole, P.-J. ; Bardyszewski, W.
Abstract :
A zero-chirp Mach-Zehnder modulator monolithically integrated with a widely tunable modulated grating Y laser and SOA, operating at 10 Gbit/s, is demonstrated. The device is hermetically packaged with a wavelength locker within a 12.7times15.24 mm module. With a fixed receiver threshold and fixed voltage modulation depth, the extinction ratio exceeds 12 dB and the receiver penalty for dispersion in the range plusmn800 ps/nm is below 1.5 dB on all channels
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optoelectronics; laser tuning; optical modulation; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; SOA; Y-branch tunable laser; extinction ratio; fixed receiver threshold; fixed voltage modulation depth; hermetically packaged module; monolithic integration; semiconductor optical amplifier; transmission performance; wavelength locker; zero-chirp Mach-Zehnder modulator;
