Title :
High-performance EAM-integrated SGDBR laser for WDM microwave photonic applications
Author :
Johansson, L.A. ; Barton, J.S. ; Coldren, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A high-performance widely tuneable optical source is presented for microwave photonic applications. An EAM (electroabsorption waveguide modulator)-integrated SGDBR (sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector) laser is characterised with regards to noise and linearity at 1530 nm, 1545 nm and 1560 nm. By selecting the EAM bias point, 99 dBc/Hz12/ broadband spurious-free dynamic range or a 114 dBc/Hz23/ sub-octave spurious-free dynamic range is demonstrated.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; electro-optical modulation; laser noise; laser tuning; microwave photonics; wavelength division multiplexing; 1530 nm; 1545 nm; 1560 nm; EAM bias point; EAM-integrated SGDBR lasers; SFDR; WDM; broadband spurious-free dynamic range; electroabsorption waveguide modulators; laser linearity; laser noise; microwave photonics; sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector lasers; sub-octave spurious-free dynamic range; widely tuneable optical sources; Distributed Bragg reflector lasers; Electrooptic modulation; Laser noise; Laser tuning; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2002. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
4-88552-187-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2002.1158860
