Compact and low-power-consumption 40-Gbit/s, 1.55-μm electro-absorption modulators

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E88-C, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 951-958

  Arimoto, Hideo ^a   Shimizu, Jun Ichiro ^a   Kitatani, Takeshi ^a   Shinoda, Kazunori ^a   Tsuchiya, Tomonobu ^a   Shirai, Masataka ^a   Aoki, Masahiro ^a   Sasada, Noriko ^b   Yamamoto, Hiroshi ^b   Naoe, Kazuhiko ^b   Akashi, Mitsuo ^b  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^b Opnext Japan Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

40 Gbit s; EAM DFB laser; Electro absorption modulator; InGaAlAs; InGaAsP; Uncooled operation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FABRICATION; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; TRANSMITTERS;

40-GBIT/S; EAM/DFB LASERS; ELECTRO-ABSORPTION MODULATORS; INGAALAS; INGAASP; UNCOOLED OPERATION;

MODULATORS;

EID: 24144471216     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ietele/e88-c.5.951     Document Type: Conference Paper

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