Title :
Highly reliable (<1000 FITs at 95°C) 1.5-μm DFB laser high-mesa SIBH structure for CWDM systems
Author :
Takeshita, T. ; Tadokoro, T. ; Iga, R. ; Tohmori, Y. ; Yamamoto, M. ; Sugo, M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We have achieved a DFB laser with high reliability (<1000 FlTs) at 95°C that is capable of error-free 2.5 Gbps 80 km transmissions at -20 to 100°C. Long-term stability has been achieved by suppressing the second stage degradation.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; laser reliability; optical communication equipment; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.5 mum; 100 degC; 2.5 Gbit/s; 80 km; 95 degC; CWDM; DFB laser; high-mesa SIBH structure; laser reliability; Degradation; Gas lasers; Laser beam cutting; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor lasers; Temperature distribution; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215767
