Title :
Monolithic multisegment mode-locked DBR laser for wavelength tunable picosecond pulse generation
Author :
Zielinski, E. ; Lach, E. ; Bouayad-Amine, J. ; Haisch, H. ; Kühn, E. ; Schilling, M. ; Weber, J.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel SEL, Stuttgart, Germany
fDate :
4/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Monolithic active/passive mode-locked DBR laser for 4×10 Gb/s optical time division multiplexing (OTDM) application at 1.55 μm are realized by low-cost 2"-technology. The devices show excellent performance at STM-64 frequency: they deliver nearly time-bandwidth limited (<0.4) and wavelength tunable (4.3-nm range) optical return-to-zero (RZ) pulses of down to 8-ps pulsewidth
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; electro-optical modulation; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; laser mode locking; laser tuning; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; quantum well lasers; time division multiplexing; 1.55 mum; 10 Gbit/s; 2 in; 40 Gbit/s; 8 ps; InGaAsP; InGaAsP quantum wells; OTDM application; STM-64 frequency; active mode-locked DBR laser; low-cost 2"-technology; monolithic multisegment mode-locked DBR laser; optical return-to-zero pulses; optical time division multiplexing; passive mode-locked DBR laser; pulsewidth; time-bandwidth limited pulses; wavelength tunable picosecond pulse generation; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse generation; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.605661
