Title :
Electrically-pumped directly-modulated tunable VCSEL for metro DWDM applications
Author :
Yuen, W. ; Li, G.S. ; Nabiev, R.F. ; Jansen, M. ; Davis, D. ; Chang-Hasnain, C.J.
Author_Institution :
Bandwidth9 Inc., USA
Abstract :
We report the first electrically pumped tunable VCSELs with continuous tuning in 1530-1620 nm wavelength regime. The VCSELs are directly modulated at 2.5 Gbps (OC-48) rates and show error-free transmissions. Wavelength locking to ITU-grids are accomplished in 200 μs
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; laser transitions; laser tuning; metropolitan area networks; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1530 to 1620 nm; 200 mus; ITU-grids; continuous tuning; directly modulated; electrically-pumped directly-modulated tunable VCSEL; error-free transmissions; metro DWDM applications; wavelength locking; wavelength regime; Contacts; Costs; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical tuning; Surface emitting lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Voltage; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969177
