Title :
1V operation laser diode for FTTH by using active multi-mode-interferometer (MMI)
Author :
Hamamoto, Kiicbi ; Ohya, Masaki ; Naniwae, Koichi ; Sudo, Shinya ; Sasaki, Tatsuya ; Shimizu, Syougo ; Razali, Mohd Dannial Bin ; Kasahara, Kenichi
Author_Institution :
Syst. Devices Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Shiga, Japan
Abstract :
Active multi-mode-interferometer (MMI) laser diodes (LDs) achieved low operating voltage of only 1V at 10 mW light output (λ≈1.5 μm), due to the significant resistance reduction of 60% compared to that of regular LDs, and 1 Gbps operation.
Keywords :
MOSFET circuits; driver circuits; electric resistance; light interferometers; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; 1 Gbit/s; 1 V; 10 mW; FTTH; MOS driver circuit; active multi-mode-interferometer; laser diodes; resistance reduction; Degradation; Diode lasers; Frequency; Noise figure; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Refractive index; Resonance; Threshold current; Voltage; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193026
