Title :
Progress in ultra-high modulation efficiency tapered lasers for free-space communications
Author :
Penty, RV ; White, IH ; Kwok, CH ; Ruiz, M. ; Michel, N. ; Krakowski, M. ; Calligaro, M. ; Lecomte, M. ; Parillaud, O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
Simultaneous high power (2W), high modulation speed (1Gb/s) and high modulation efficiency (14 W/A) operation of a two-electrode tapered laser is reported.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; bit rate 1 Gbit/s; free-space communications; power 2 W; two-electrode tapered laser; ultra-high modulation efficiency; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Modulation; Photonics; Power lasers; Waveguide lasers; Tapered laser; high power; modulation efficiency;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110538
