Widely tunable electroabsorption-modulated sampled-grating DBR laser transmitter

被引：89

作者：

Akulova, YA ^{[1
]}

Fish, GA ^{[1
]}

Koh, PC ^{[1
]}

Schow, CL ^{[1
]}

Kozodoy, P ^{[1
]}

Dahl, AP ^{[1
]}

Nakagawa, S ^{[1
]}

Larson, MC ^{[1
]}

Mack, MP ^{[1
]}

Strand, TA ^{[1
]}

Coldren, CW ^{[1
]}

Hegblom, E ^{[1
]}

Penniman, SK ^{[1
]}

Wipiejewski, T ^{[1
]}

Coldren, LA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Agil Commun Inc, Goleta, CA 93117 USA

来源：

IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS | 2002年 / 8卷 / 06期

关键词：

integrated optoelectronics; laser tuning; optical communications; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs);

D O I：

10.1109/JSTQE.2002.806677

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

We report on a widely tunable transmitter based on a sampled-grating distributed bragg reflector (SG-DBR) laser monolithically integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) and an electroabsorption (EA) modulator. Modulated time-averaged powers in excess of 5 dBm, RF extinction ratios > 10 dB, and error-free transmission at 2.5 Gb/s for 350 km of standard single-mode fiber have been demonstrated across a 40-nm tuning range. In CW mode of operation, the module meets all long-haul system requirements for externally modulated laser sources: stability, power (> 10 mW), RIN (< - 140 dB Hz), and linewidth (< 2 MHz) over 90 50-GHz spaced ITU channels. Implementation of wavelength, power, and mode control in module firmware ensures long-term stability for system deployment. Systematic investigations of accelerated aging performed on laser tuning and gain sections showed excellent wavelength stability and reliability with median times to failure of > 100 yr for output wavelength stability and power across all channels.

引用

页码：1349 / 1357

页数：9

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