Very high-speed light-source module up to 40 Gb/s containing an MQW electroabsorption modulator integrated with a DFB laser

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 336-343

  Takeuchi, Hiroaki ^a   Tsuzuki, Ken ^a   Sato, Kenji ^a,b   Yamamoto, Mitsuo ^a   Itaya, Yoshio ^a   Sano, Akihide ^a   Yoneyama, Mikio ^a   Otsuji, Taiichi ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b IEEE

Author keywords

Distributed feedback laser; Electroabsorption modulator; Multiquantum well

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

ELECTROABSORPTION (EA) MODULATORS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0031109216     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.605676     Document Type: Article

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