Title :
High-speed digital data transmission using mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers
Author :
Martini, R. ; Paiella, R. ; Gmachl, C. ; Capasso, F. ; Whittaker, E.A. ; Liu, H.C. ; Hwang, H.Y. ; Sivco, D.L. ; Baillargeon, J.N. ; Cho, A.Y.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
10/11/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
High-speed mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers with direct modulation bandwidth of approximately 7 GHz have been developed. Error-free digital data transmission at 2.5 Gbit/s is demonstrated with devices emitting at 8 μm and operating at temperatures up to 85 K
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; error statistics; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; laser beams; molecular beam epitaxial growth; optical fabrication; optical modulation; optical transmitters; quantum well lasers; ridge waveguides; waveguide lasers; 2.5 Gbit/s; 7 GHz; 8 mum; 85 K; GaInAs-AlInAs; GaInAs/AlInAs; digital data transmission; direct modulation bandwidth; error-free digital data transmission; high-speed digital data transmission; high-speed mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers; mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers; quantum cascade lasers; temperatures;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010884
