40-Gb/s widely tunable low-drive-voltage electroabsorption-modulated transmitters

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 239-248

  Raring, James W ^a   Johansson, Leif A ^a   Skogen, Erik J ^a   Sysak, Matthew N ^a   Poulsen, Henrik N ^a   DenBaars, Steven P ^a   Coldren, Larry A ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Chirp; Electroabsorption modulators (EAMs); Laser tuning; Optical fiber communication; Quantum well intermixing (QWI); Semiconductor lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; BRAGG GRATINGS; DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTORS; LASER TUNING; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

BLANKET REGROWTH; CHIRP OPERATION; QUANTUM-WELL INTERMIXING;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS;

EID: 34147103278     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.886722     Document Type: Conference Paper

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