DocumentCode
2992582
Title
Tunable optical equalizer based on 1.55 μm VCSEL for modulation bandwidth enhancement
Author
Suda, Satoshi ; Zhao, Xiaoxue ; Koyama, Fumio ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J. ; Nishiyama, Nobuhiko ; Caneau, Catherine ; Zah, Chung-en
Author_Institution
Microsyst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama
fYear
2008
fDate
14-18 Sept. 2008
Firstpage
179
Lastpage
180
Abstract
We propose and demonstrate the tunable optical equalization function using a 1.55 mum VCSEL biased below threshold. Bandwidth enhancement can be tuned by bias current. A modulation bandwidth beyond 70 GHz was obtained on LiNbO3 modulators.
Keywords
electro-optical modulation; equalisers; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; lithium compounds; niobium compounds; optical communication equipment; surface emitting lasers; LiNbO3; LiNbO3 modulator; VCSEL; bias current; modulation bandwidth enhancement; tunable optical equalizer; wavelength 1.55 mum; Bandwidth; Equalizers; High speed optical techniques; Light sources; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical reflection; Semiconductor lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2008. ISLC 2008. IEEE 21st International
Conference_Location
Sorrento
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1782-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1783-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISLC.2008.4636068
Filename
4636068
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