Title :
64-Mb/s data transmission beyond the relaxation oscillation frequency using monolithically integrated two laterally coupled diode lasers
Author :
Acedo, P. ; Lamela, H. ; Villaseca, G. ; Santos, R. ; Vilcot, J.P. ; Pessa, M.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. & Laser Technol. Group, Univ. Carlos de Madrid, Spain
fDate :
3/15/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this letter, we demonstrate the possibility of using two monolithically integrated laterally coupled diode lasers for data transmission beyond the intrinsic relaxation oscillation frequency of semiconductor lasers. The resonance of the lateral modes of such structure provides a peak in the small signal modulation response of the device above the relaxation oscillation frequency of the intrinsic emitters that is studied in terms of relative intensity noise and phase noise to characterize this new, simple, and compact device. Optical transmission of a 64-Mb/s pseudorandom bit sequence signal using a microwave carrier over this resonance peak of the lateral modes above the relaxation oscillation is demonstrated for the first time to our knowledge.
Keywords :
data communication; integrated optoelectronics; laser modes; laser noise; microwave photonics; monolithic integrated circuits; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; phase noise; random sequences; semiconductor lasers; 64 Mbit/s; data transmission; diode lasers; intrinsic emitters; lateral mode resonance; laterally coupled lasers; microwave carrier; monolithic integration; optical transmission; phase noise; pseudorandom bit sequence signal; relative intensity noise; relaxation oscillation frequency; semiconductor lasers; small signal modulation response; Data communication; Diode lasers; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical coupling; Optical noise; Phase noise; Resonance; Semiconductor lasers; Optical communication; semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.871106
