Title :
Widely-tunable electroabsorption-modulated sampled grating DBR laser integrated with semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Akulova, Y.A. ; Schow, Clint ; Karim, Asad ; Nakagawa, Sachiko ; Kozodoy, P. ; Fish, G.A. ; DeFranco, Joanna ; Dahl, A. ; Larson, Matt ; Wipiejewski, T. ; Pavinski, Don ; Butrie, Tim ; Coldren, Larry A.
Author_Institution :
Agility Commun. Inc., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have demonstrated a widely-tunable, 2.5 Gb/s transmitter based on a SG-DBR laser monolithically integrated with a SOA and electroabsorption modulator. Time-averaged powers in excess of 3 dBm and RF extinction ratio >10 dB across a 40 nm tuning range have been achieved. Error-free transmission at 2.5 Gb/s has been demonstrated for 200 km of standard single mode fiber.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optics; laser tuning; optical transmitters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 2.5 Gbit/s; 2.5 Gbit/s transmitter; 200 km; RF extinction ratio; error-free transmission; monolithic integration; semiconductor optical amplifier; standard single mode fiber; time-averaged powers; tuning range; widely-tunable electroabsorption-modulated sampled grating DBR laser; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Extinction ratio; Fiber lasers; Gratings; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical transmitters; Radio frequency; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036539
