Title :
High FM bandwidth of DBR laser including butt-jointed electro-optical wavelength tuning sections
Author :
Langanay, J. ; Gaumont-Goarin, E. ; Emery, J.Y. ; Labourie, C. ; Provost, J.G. ; Starck, C. ; Le Gouezigou, O. ; Lesterlin, D.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis
fDate :
2/17/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
High frequency FM sources are realised with a butt-jointed intracavity superlattice modulator in DBR lasers. They exhibit good lasing parameters and a 3 dB bandwidth up to 4 GHz is obtained with a modulated voltage control in the phase section
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; electro-optical devices; frequency modulation; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; laser tuning; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; 3 dB bandwidth; 4 GHz; DBR laser; GSMBE; InGaAsP; amplitude modulation response; butt-jointed electro-optical wavelength tuning section; high FM bandwidth; high frequency FM source; intracavity superlattice modulator; laser diode; lasing parameters; modulated voltage control;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940227