Title :
Adjustable Chirp Injection-Locked 1.55-μm VCSELs for Enhanced Chromatic Dispersion Compensation at 10-Gbit/s
Author :
Bo Zhang ; Xiaoxue Zhao ; Christen, Louis ; Parekh, Devang ; Hofmann, W. ; Wu, Ming C. ; Amann, Markus C. ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J. ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. Syst., Southern California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate adjustable negative chirp from a directly-modulated, injection-locked 1.55-μm VCSEL by controlling the injection parameters. Chromatic dispersion tolerance is enhanced by greater than 10× at 10-Gb/s compared to that of a free-running VCSELs.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; adjustable negative chirp; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; chirp injection; chromatic dispersion; frequency chirp; optically injection locked lasers; wavelength 1.55 mum; Chirp modulation; Chromatic dispersion; Distributed feedback devices; Frequency; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Petroleum; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528779
