Title :
InGaAsP 1.3 μm optical amplifier-modulator integrated with a fibre-resonator mode-locked laser
Author :
Eisenstein, Gadi ; Tucker, Rodney ; Kaminow, I.P. ; Lee, T.P. ; Burrus, C.A.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Crawford Hill Laboratory, Holmdel, USA
Abstract :
An InGaAsP 1.3 μm amplifier-modulator integrated with a laser which is mode locked in a fibre resonator is demonstrated. Transform limited pulses with 25 ps duration were gated by the amplifier-modulator at a bit rate of 1.05 Gbit/s with an on/off ratio of 20 dB.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; fibre optics; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; semiconductor junction lasers; InGaAsP optical amplifier modulator; bit rate 1.05 Gbit/s; fibre resonator; mode-locked laser; optical communication; semiconductor junction laser; transform limited pulses;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840429
