High extinction ratio and high-temperature 2.5-Gb/s floor-free 1.3-/spl mu/m transmission with a directly modulated quantum dot laser

Author

Dagens, B. ; Martinez, A. ; Provost, J.G. ; Make, D. ; Le Gouezigou, O. ; Ferlazzo, L. ; Merghem, K. ; Lemaître, A. ; Ramdane, A. ; Thedrez, B.

Author_Institution

Alcatel Thales III-V Lab, Palaiseau

Volume

18

Issue

4

fYear

2006

Firstpage

589

Lastpage

591

Abstract

For the first time with a directly modulated InAs-GaAs quantum-dot laser, high extinction ratio (up to 17 dB) and 25degC-85degC single-mode-fiber data floor-free transmissions are achieved at 2.5 Gb/s. Moreover, an interferometric technique showed a nearly constant Henry factor ~2 until a bias current six times the threshold current

Keywords

light interferometry; metropolitan area networks; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; quantum dot lasers; 1.3 mum; 2.5 Gbit/s; 25 to 85 degC; Henry factor; InAs-GaAs; InAs-GaAs quantum dot laser; direct modulation; extinction ratio; floor-free transmissions; interferometric technique; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Extinction ratio; III-V semiconductor materials; Optical interferometry; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Threshold current; US Department of Transportation; Metropolitan area networks; optical communication; quantum dot (QD); semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2006.870189

Filename

1583684