Title :
High-speed direct-modulation of InP microdisk lasers
Author :
Hofrichter, Jens ; Raz, Oded ; Keyvaninia, S. ; de Vries, T. ; Dorren, H.J.S. ; Morf, Thomas ; Offrein, Bert Jan
Author_Institution :
IBM Res. - Zurich, Rüschlikon, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time high-speed direct-modulation of InP microdisk lasers by exploiting longitudinal mode competition. High-speed operation is demonstrated by means of S21 and PRBS modulation. We show open eye diagrams and bit-error rates up to 10 Gb/s.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; error statistics; indium compounds; laser modes; microdisc lasers; optical modulation; InP; PRBS modulation; S21 modulation; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit-error rates; high-speed direct-modulation; high-speed operation; longitudinal mode competition; microdisk lasers; open eye diagrams;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC 2013), 39th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-759-5
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1390