Title :
High-speed electroabsorption modulator integrated with DFB laser with bandwidth over 30 GHz and its pulse generation
Author :
Takeuchi, H. ; Tsuzuki, K. ; Sato, K. ; Matsumoto, S. ; Yamamoto, M. ; Itaya, Y.
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
An integrated electroabsorption modulator integrated with a DFB laser exhibits very high speed modulation characteristics with a bandwidth over 30 GHz. It generates clear and stable optical pulse trains at repetition rates as high as 30 GHz-40 GHz for the first time.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optoelectronics; pulse generators; semiconductor quantum wells; 30 GHz; 30 to 40 GHz; DFB laser; InP; bandwidth; high speed modulation characteristics; high-speed electroabsorption modulator; optical pulse trains; pulse generation; repetition rates; Bandwidth; Chirp modulation; Indium phosphide; Optical attenuators; Optical coupling; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Quantum well devices;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1996. MWP '96. Technical Digest., 1996 Internatonal Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3129-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1996.662157
