Low chirp operation of 40 Gbit/s electroabsorption modulator integrated DFB laser module with low driving voltage

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1129-1134

  Fukano, Hideki ^a   Akage, Yuichi ^a   Kawaguchi, Yoshihiro ^a   Suzaki, Yasumasa ^a   Kishi, Kenji ^a   Yamanaka, Takayuki ^a   Kondo, Yasuhiro ^a   Yasaka, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

DFB laser; Electroabsorption; Electroabsorption modulator (EAM); Electroabsorption modulator integrated DFB laser (EA DFB); Low driving voltage

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CAPACITORS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FREQUENCY MODULATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATOR (EAM); ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATOR INTEGRATED DFB LASER (EA-DFB); LOW DRIVING VOLTAGE;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 35348987137     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2007.905094     Document Type: Conference Paper

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