Title :
Monolithically Integrated, Sampled Grating DBR Laser Transmitter with an Asymmetric Quantum Well Electroabsorption Modulator
Author :
Sysak, Matthew N. ; Raring, James W. ; Morrison, Gordon P. ; Blumenthal, Daniel J. ; Coldren, Larry A.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA
Abstract :
We present the first widely-tunable transmitter that employs intra-step quantum wells for intensity modulation. Fiber coupled output power is >2 dBm with tuning range >40 nm. EAMs show modulation depths >20 dB, slope efficiency >7 dB/V, and 10 bandwidth
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; electroabsorption; intensity modulation; laser beams; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; asymmetric quantum well electroabsorption modulator; fiber coupled output power; intensity modulation; monolithically integrated tunable transmitter; sampled grating DBR laser transmitter; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Intensity modulation; Optical materials; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Photoconductivity; Quantum computing; Quantum well lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2006. Conference Digest. 2006 IEEE 20th International
Conference_Location :
Kohala Coast, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9560-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2006.1708070
