Title :
High speed gain-switched laser as very simple 4×10 Gbit/s and up to 8×10 Gbit/s OTDM source
Author :
Bouchoule, S. ; Lach, E. ; Lemestreallan, G. ; Slempkes, S. ; Mathoorasing, D. ; Kazmierski, C. ; Ougazzaden, A.
Author_Institution :
Groupement d´´Interet Econ., CNET, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
1.55 μm DFB lasers based on strain compensated MQW structures with fast dynamics and high chirping effects were fabricated for standard gain-switched pulse emission at 10 GHz. After linear pulse compression to compensate for the chirp, low jitter (<1 ps), -6 ps pulses with extinction ratio compatible with 4×10 Gbit/s and up to 8×10 Gbit/s were easily obtained as evidenced from streak camera measurements
Keywords :
chirp modulation; compensation; distributed feedback lasers; jitter; optical pulse compression; quantum well lasers; streak photography; time division multiplexing; 1 ps; 1.55 mum; 10 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; 6 ps; 80 Gbit/s; DFB lasers; Gbit/s OTDM source; chirp compensation; extinction ratio; fast dynamics; high chirping effects; high speed gain-switched laser; linear pulse compression; low jitter; ps pulses; standard gain-switched pulse emission; strain compensated MQW lasers; streak camera measurements; Cameras; Capacitive sensors; Chirp; Extinction ratio; Jitter; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Quantum well devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732509
