Integration of a resonant tunneling diode and an optical communications laser

Author

Slight, T.J. ; Ironside, C.N. ; Stanley, C.R. ; Hopkinson, M. ; Farmer, C.D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK

Volume

18

Issue

14

fYear

2006

fDate

7/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1518

Lastpage

1520

Abstract

We report on the first integration of a resonant tunneling diode and an optical communications laser operating at around 1.5 μm. We demonstrate its low-frequency bistable operation and model its electrical characteristics.

Keywords

integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical bistability; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; resonant tunnelling diodes; semiconductor lasers; 1.5 mum; bistable laser operation; diode integration; electrical characteristics; low-frequency laser; optical communications laser; optical fiber communication; resonant tunneling diode; semiconductor laser; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Laser modes; Optical bistability; Optical fiber communication; Quantum well lasers; Resonant tunneling devices; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers; Waveguide lasers; Driver circuits; integrated optoelectronics; optical bistability; optical fiber communication; resonant tunneling diodes (RTDs); semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2006.877574

Filename

1644793