Title :
50 fJ-per-bit, high speed, directly modulated light sources for on-chip optical data communications
Author :
Raz, O. ; Dorren, H.J.S. ; Kumar, R. ; Morthier, G. ; Regreny, P. ; Rojo-Romeo, P.
Author_Institution :
Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
By employing optical injection-locking the direct modulation bandwidth of a 10μm diameter disc laser is increased to 15GHz. In addition, modulation at 20Gb/s is demonstrated with only 1mW DC bias & 190mV data signals (50fJ/bit).
Keywords :
data communication; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical interconnections; optical modulation; bit rate 20 Gbit/s; direct modulation bandwidth; frequency 15 GHz; high speed light sources; on-chip optical data communications; optical injection locking; power 1 mW; voltage 190 mV; Bandwidth; Extinction ratio; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
