• DocumentCode
    1214903
  • Title

    High Bandwidth Operation of Directly Modulated Laser Based on Quantum-Dash InAs–InP Material at 1.55 \\mu m

  • Author

    Dagens, B. ; Make, D. ; Lelarge, F. ; Rousseau, B. ; Calligaro, M. ; Carbonnelle, M. ; Pommereau, F. ; Accard, A. ; Poingt, F. ; Le Gouezigou, L. ; Dernazaretian, C. ; Le Gouezigou, O. ; Provost, J.-G. ; van Dijk, F. ; Resneau, P. ; Krakowski, M. ; Duan,

  • Author_Institution
    III-V Lab., Alcatel-Thales, Palaiseau
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    903
  • Lastpage
    905
  • Abstract
    The modulation bandwidth has been identified as a specific limitation of quantum-dot or quantum-dash (QDash) lasers for direct modulation application. Solutions using tunnel injection and p-doping have already been demonstrated to increase the modulation bandwidth above 10 GHz, but with complex tunnel injection design and p-doping induced high internal losses. We show in this letter that the use of optimized QDashes and waveguide structure is sufficient to reach such high bandwidth at 1.55 mum. The device is validated by a large signal modulation demonstration at 10 Gb/s.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; optical modulation; quantum dot lasers; semiconductor doping; waveguide lasers; InAs-InP; QDash lasers; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; directly modulated laser; high bandwidth operation; modulation bandwidth; p-doping; quantum-dash InAs-InP material; quantum-dash lasers; quantum-dot lasers; tunnel injection; waveguide structure; wavelength 1.55 mum; Bandwidth; Gas lasers; Laser feedback; Molecular beam epitaxial growth; Optical materials; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Quantum dots; Threshold current; Waveguide lasers; InAs–InP quantum dashes (QDashes); InGaAsP–InP lasers; directly modulated laser; gas source molecular beam epitaxy; modulation bandwidth; optical communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2008.922349
  • Filename
    4515988