Title :
Gigabit/s performance of quarter-wavelength shifted DFB laser
Author :
Ishikawa, Hiroshi ; Kamite, K. ; Kihara, K. ; Soda, H. ; Imai, H.
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Atsugi
fDate :
4/14/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
λ/4 shifted DFB lasers having bandwidth of 11 GHz have been developed. A floor owing to TE-TM mode partition has been observed in 1.8 Gbit/s bit-error-rate measurements. This is verified to be due to a weak mode selection between TE and TM mode
Keywords :
digital communication systems; distributed feedback lasers; error statistics; optical communication; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; semiconductor junction lasers; 1.8 Gbit/s; 11 GHz; DFB laser; TE-TM mode partition; bit-error-rate measurements; optical communication; quarter-wavelength shifted; semiconductor lasers; weak mode selection;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
