10-Gb/s strained MQW DFB-LD transmitter module and superlattice APD receiver module using GaAs MESFET IC´s

Author

Miyamoto, Yutaka ; Hagimoto, Kazuo ; Ohhata, Masanobu ; Kagawa, Toshiaki ; Tsuzuki, Nobuyori ; Tsunetsugu, Hideki ; Nishi, Isao

Author_Institution

NTT Transmission Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

12

Issue

2

fYear

1994

fDate

2/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

332

Lastpage

342

Abstract

This paper describes the design and performance of a 10-Gb/s laser diode (LD) transmitter and avalanche photodiode (APD) receiver, both of which are based on GaAs MESFET IC´s. The LD transmitter consists of a strained MQW distributed-feedback LD and one chip LD driver IC. The module output power is +4.6 dBm at 10 Gb/s. The APD receiver consists of an InGaAsP/InAl/As superlattice-APD and an IC-preamplifier with the 10-Gb/s receiver sensitivity of -27.4 dBm. As for the LD transmitter, we discuss the optimum impedance-matching design from the viewpoint of high-speed interconnection between LD and driver IC´s. As for the APD receiver, the key issue is input impedance design of preamplifier IC, considering noise and bandwidth characteristics. Total performance of the transmitter and receiver is verified by a 10-Gb/s transmission experiment and a penalty-free 10-Gb/s fiber-optic link over 80 km of conventional single-mode fiber is successfully achieved

Keywords

avalanche photodiodes; distributed feedback lasers; field effect integrated circuits; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical receivers; semiconductor lasers; 10 Gbit/s; 10-Gb/s strained MQW DFB-LD transmitter module; 80 km; GaAs; GaAs MESFET IC´s; IC-preamplifier; InGaAsP-InAlAs; InGaAsP/InAl/As superlattice-APD; avalanche photodiode; bandwidth characteristics; distributed-feedback LD; fiber-optic link; high-speed interconnection; input impedance design; laser diode; module output power; noise; one chip LD driver IC; optimum impedance-matching design; penalty-free; preamplifier IC; receiver sensitivity; single-mode fiber; superlattice APD receiver; transmission experiment; Avalanche photodiodes; Diode lasers; Gallium arsenide; Impedance; Integrated circuit noise; MESFETs; Optical design; Quantum well devices; Superlattices; Transmitters;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.350588

Filename

350588