• DocumentCode
    829226
  • Title

    4 ,\\times, 25 Gb/s Frequency-Modulated DBR Laser Array for 100-GbE 40-km Reach Application

  • Author

    Matsuo, Shinji ; Kakitsuka, Takaaki ; Segawa, Toru ; Sato, Rieko ; Shibata, Yasuo ; Takahashi, Ryo ; Oohashi, Hiromi ; Yasaka, Hiroshi

  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    17
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1494
  • Lastpage
    1496
  • Abstract
    A monolithically integrated 100-Gb/s throughput (4 ,\\times, 25 Gb/s) laser array has been developed that employs frequency-modulated distributed Bragg reflector lasers. An optical filter converts a frequency-modulated signal to an amplitude-modulated signal with a high contrast ratio in addition to reducing the lasing spectrum bandwidth. A clear eye opening after 40-km transmission was observed with a 25-Gb/s nonreturn-to-zero signal in the 1550-nm region.
  • Keywords
    Chirp modulation; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Distributed feedback devices; Frequency modulation; Optical arrays; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Phase modulation; Refractive index; 100-Gb ethernet (GbE); Arrayed laser; directly modulated laser; frequency-modulated laser; optical filter;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2008.927896
  • Filename
    4591475