Wide temperature (-20/spl deg/C-95/spl deg/C) operation of an uncooled 2.5-Gb/s 1300-nm DFB laser

Author

Silver, M. ; Booij, W.E. ; Malik, S. ; Galbraith, A. ; Uppal, S. ; McBrien, P.F. ; Berry, G.M. ; Ryder, P.D. ; Chandler, S.J. ; Atkin, D.M. ; Chan, S. ; Harding, R. ; Ash, R.M.

Author_Institution

Agilent Technol., Ipswich, UK

Volume

14

Issue

6

fYear

2002

fDate

6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

741

Lastpage

743

Abstract

This letter describes a 2.5-Gb/s 1300-nm distributed feedback laser that can operate in a wide temperature range of -20/spl deg/C to 95/spl deg/C. We present RF and DC characteristics of the device and the statistical distribution of threshold current and slope efficiency at high temperature. Finally, we demonstrate the device performance in a 2.5-Gb/s small-form-factor module up to 85/spl deg/C.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; distributed feedback lasers; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical transmitters; quantum well lasers; -20 to 95 C; 1300 nm; 2.5 Gbit/s; DC characteristics; InGaAsP; RF characteristics; SFF transceiver modules; compressively strained InGaAsP quantum wells; full optical subassemblies; optical transmitters; slope efficiency statistical distribution; small-form-factor module; threshold current statistical distribution; uncooled DFB laser; wide temperature operation; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Fiber lasers; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber devices; Optical transmitters; Quantum well lasers; Resonance; Temperature distribution; Transceivers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2002.1003078

Filename

1003078