Title :
A widely tunable high-speed transmitter using an integrated SGDBR laser-semiconductor optical amplifier and Mach-Zehnder modulator
Author :
J.S. Barton;E.J. Skogen;M.L. Masanovic;S.P. Denbaars;L.A. Coldren
Author_Institution :
Mater. Dept., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
The first integrated sampled-grating distributed Bragg reflector (SGDBR) laser-semiconductor optical amplifier-Mach-Zehnder modulator transmitter is presented. Devices have 3 dB bandwidth ranging from 13-18 GHz corresponding to electrodes lengths that range between 200-300 /spl mu/m long. This corresponds to a V/sub pi/ of 4.8-6.2 V.
Keywords :
"Optical transmitters","Tunable circuits and devices","High speed optical techniques","Integrated optics","Stimulated emission","Optical modulation","Semiconductor optical amplifiers","Optical amplifiers","Distributed Bragg reflectors","Distributed amplifiers"
Journal_Title :
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2003.819477
