Integrated 1.3-μm DFB laser electroabsorption modulator based on identical MQW double-stack active layer with 25-GHz modulation performance

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1029-1031

  Stegmueller, Bernhard ^a   Hanke, Christian ^a  

^a INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distributed feedback laser; Electroabsorption modulator; Monolithic integration; Optical fiber communication; Quantum confined stark effect; Quantum well structures

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; MODULATORS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

HIGH-SPEED TRANSMISSION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0042024874     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.815322     Document Type: Article

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