High-speed digital data transmission using mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers

被引:53
作者
Martini, R
Paiella, R
Gmachl, C
Capasso, F
Whittaker, EA
Liu, HC
Hwang, HY
Sivco, DL
Baillargeon, JN
Cho, AY
机构
[1] Bell Labs, Lucent Technol, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
[2] Agere Syst, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
[3] Stevens Inst Technol, Dept Phys & Engn, Hoboken, NJ 07030 USA
[4] Natl Res Council Canada, Inst Microstruct Sci, Ottawa, ON K1A R6, Canada
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10.1049/el:20010884
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
High-speed mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers with direct modulation bandwidth of approximately 7GHz have been developed. Error-free digital data transmission at 2.5Gbit/s is demonstrated with devices emitting at 8 mum and operating at temperatures up to 85 K.
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页码:1290 / 1292
页数:3
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