Title :
Subvolt operation of electroabsorption modulator integrated with lambda /4-shifted DFB laser for 2.4 Gbit/s 135 km transmission
Author :
Tanaka, Hiroya ; Suzuki, M. ; Taga, Hidenori ; Yamamoto, Seiichi ; Matsushima, Y.
Author_Institution :
KDD R&D Labs., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
A 2.4 Gbit/s 135 km penalty-free conventional fibre transmission experiment was successfully performed with an ultralow modulation voltage of 0.98 V for an InGaAsP electroabsorption modulator/ lambda /4-shifted DFB laser integrated light source.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; distributed feedback lasers; electro-optical devices; electroabsorption; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; semiconductor junction lasers; 0.98 V; 135 km; 2.4 Gbit/s; InGaAsP; electroabsorption modulator; fibre transmission experiment; integrated light source; lambda /4-shifted DFB laser; ultralow modulation voltage;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910246
