• DocumentCode
    1034062
  • Title

    600 MHz direct modulation of short external cavity wavelength-tunable diode laser

  • Author

    Heikkinen, V. ; Ollila, J. ; Rantanen, T. ; Vanhatalo, K. ; Karioja, P.

  • Author_Institution
    VTT Electron., Oulu, Finland
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    7/8/2004 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    871
  • Lastpage
    872
  • Abstract
    The current modulation characteristics of a short external cavity tunable laser are presented. The 1540 nm Fabry-Perot diode laser is wavelength-tuned by the electrostatically controlled silicon micromachined Fabry-Perot interferometer device. The measured -3 dB cutoff frequency of 600 MHz is the widest reported direct modulation bandwidth of the external cavity tunable laser.
  • Keywords
    Fabry-Perot interferometers; elemental semiconductors; microcavity lasers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; silicon; wavelength division multiplexing; -3 dB; 1540 nm; 600 MHz; Fabry-Perot diode laser; Si; direct modulation bandwidth; electrostatically controlled silicon micromachined Fabry-Perot interferometer; external cavity wavelength tunable diode laser; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; wavelength-tuning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20045023
  • Filename
    1315501