• DocumentCode
    3059808
  • Title

    Sub-50μm long slow-light electro-absorption modulator laterally integrated with VCSEL

  • Author

    Shimada, Toshikazu ; Matsutani, Akihiro ; Koyama, Fumio

  • Author_Institution
    Photonics Integration Syst. Res. Center, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    June 30 2013-July 4 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A compact GaInAs/GaAs electro-absorption modulator with slow-light Bragg reflector waveguide was laterally integrated with VCSEL. A driving voltage below 2V was demonstrated and a possibility of an ultra-compact modulator below 30μm was presented.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; semiconductor lasers; slow light; surface emitting lasers; waveguide lasers; GaInAs-GaAs; VCSEL; laterally integrated slow-light electroabsorption modulator; size 50 mum; slow-light Bragg reflector waveguide; ultracompact modulator; Couplings; Extinction ratio; Modulation; Optical waveguides; Slow light; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Voltage measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600247
  • Filename
    6600247