Title :
Ku-band microwave optical emitter based on a directly modulated DFB laser
Author :
Van Djik, F. ; Boula-Picard, Reynald ; Parillaud, Olivier ; Enard, Alain ; Plaze, Jean-Philippe ; Fourdin, Christian ; Vodjdani, Nakita
Author_Institution :
Thales Res. & Technol., Orsay, France
Abstract :
We have fabricated a high speed emitting module associating a 19 GHz-band DFB laser and an amplifier with a 5Ω output impedance for microwave direct modulation. The bandwidth of the emitter was measured to be 17 GHz.
Keywords :
MMIC amplifiers; distributed feedback lasers; electro-optical modulation; microwave photonics; modules; semiconductor lasers; 17 GHz; 19 GHz; 5 ohm; directly modulated DFB laser; emitting module; impedance; microwave optical emitter; Bandwidth; Diode lasers; High speed optical techniques; Laser radar; Masers; Noise measurement; Optical modulation; Quantum well lasers; Radio frequency; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2004. MWP'04. 2004 IEEE International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8491-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2004.1396890
