Title :
An 8-wavelength laser array with high back reflection tolerance for high-speed silicon photonic transmitters
Author :
Schares, L. ; Lee, Y.H.D. ; Kuchta, D.M. ; Koren, U. ; Ketelsen, L.
Author_Institution :
IBM - T. J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
We have developed quarter-wave shifted laser arrays with embedded bare patch regions. As cw-light sources in 40-Gb/s links, these lasers show over 10 dB improvement in back reflection tolerance compared to a standard DFB reference design.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical transmitters; reflectivity; semiconductor laser arrays; silicon; 8-wavelength laser array; Si; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; cw-light sources; embedded bare patch regions; high back reflection tolerance; high-speed silicon photonic transmitters; quarter-wave shifted laser arrays; Arrays; Distributed feedback devices; Laser feedback; Measurement by laser beam; Optical feedback; Optical reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th1C.3
