Title :
Mode-locked laser array monolithically integrated with SOA and EA-modulator
Author :
Hou, Lianping ; Haji, Mohsin ; Kelly, Anthony E. ; Arnold, John M. ; Bryce, A. Catrina
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
The monolithic integration of four 10 GHz multi-colored mode-locked lasers with a 4×1 MMI, a SOA and an electroabsorption modulator has been demonstrated. The lasers produce 2.49 ps Sech2-pulses with TBP of 0.389.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; electroabsorption; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; light interference; optical fibre couplers; optical modulation; semiconductor laser arrays; semiconductor optical amplifiers; AlGaInAs-InP; EA-modulator; MMI optical coupler; SOA; electroabsorption modulator; frequency 10 GHz; mode-locked surface-etched DBR lasers; multicolored mode-locked laser array; multimode-interference; time 2.49 ps; wavelength 1.55 mum; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Laser mode locking; Optical device fabrication; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
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
