10-Gb/s, 80-km SMF transmission from 0 to 80 °C by using L-band InGaAlAs-MQW electroabsorption modulated laser with twin waveguide structure

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 5084-5089

  Kobayashi, Wataru ^a   Tsuzuki, Ken ^a   Shibata, Yasuo ^a   Yamanaka, Takayuki ^a   Kondo, Yasuhiro ^a   Kano, Fumiyoshi ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distributed feedback laser; Electroabsorption modulator; InGaAlAs; Twin waveguide structure; Uncooled operation

Indexed keywords

10 GB/ S; 10-GBIT/S; ELECTRO-ABSORPTION MODULATED LASER; INGAALAS; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; MULTIQUANTUM WELLS; OPTICAL NETWORKS; SINGLE-STEP; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TWIN WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE; UNCOOLED OPERATION; WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; EPITAXIAL LAYERS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SOURCES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MODULATION; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS;

EID: 70349585362     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2030516     Document Type: Article

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