HIGHLY REPRODUCIBLE RIDGE WAVE-GUIDE MULTIELECTRODE DFB LASERS FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATION-SYSTEMS

被引:4
作者
SUNDARESAN, H
KWAN, S
LORD, A
DUNCAN, WJ
HENNING, ID
STALLARD, WA
BROUGHTON, C
机构
[1] British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich IP5 7RE, Martlesham Heath
关键词
Optical communications; Semiconductor lasers;
D O I
10.1049/el:19901206
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
Highly reproducible 1.5μm multielectrode DFB lasers have been fabricated for use as transmitters in frequency shift keying (FSK) transmission systems. These devices were grown using atmospheric pressure metal-organic vapour phase epitaxy and are based on the ridge waveguide structure with a 900μm long cavity. In a 2.4Gbit/s FSK system, sensitivities of- 27dBm were obtained for devices from different wafers under identical biasing conditions. This is the first time that multielectrode DFB lasers have demonstrated the degree of reproducibility required for practical systems. © 1990, The Institution of Electrical Engineers. All rights reserved.
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页码:1876 / 1877
页数:2
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