Title :
Surface emitting lasers by selective area epitaxy for optical clock distribution
Author :
Swint, R.B. ; Elarde, V.C. ; Raychaudhuri, S. ; Coleman, J.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
fDate :
7/18/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The integration of a laser diode with a passive waveguide distribution network for use in an optical clock distribution system is demonstrated. The integration concept is demonstrated by utilising selective area epitaxy and etched surface gratings to create active and passive components for signal generation and distribution
Keywords :
MOCVD; diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; integrated optics; optical backplanes; optical receivers; quantum well lasers; semiconductor growth; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; vapour phase epitaxial growth; active components; etched surface gratings; first-order distributed Bragg reflector; laser diode integration; low threshold; metal organic chemical vapour deposition; optical clock distribution; passive components; passive waveguide distribution network; photoreceiver arrays; quantum well buried heterostructure; second-order diffraction gratings; selective area epitaxy; signal distribution; signal generation; surface emitting lasers; three-step growth; transparent optical distribution network;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020537
