Design and fabrication of 10-/40-Gb/s, uncooled electroabsorption modulator integrated DFB laser with butt-joint structure

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 164-171

  Kobayashi, Wataru ^a   Arai, Masakazu ^a   Yamanaka, Takayuki ^a   Fujiwara, Naoki ^a   Fujisawa, Takeshi ^a   Tadokoro, Takashi ^a   Tsuzuki, Ken ^a   Kondo, Yasuhiro ^a   Kano, Fumiyoshi ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

10 Gb s; 40 Gb s; Butt joint (BJ) structure; DFB laser; Electroabsorption modulator; InGaAlAs; Uncooled operation

Indexed keywords

10 GB/ S; 40 GB/S; DYNAMIC EXTINCTION RATIO; INGAALAS; OPTICAL COUPLING EFFICIENCY; RIDGE WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURES; UNCOOLED OPERATION; WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGES;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SOURCES; RIDGE WAVEGUIDES; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; WAVEGUIDES;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS;

EID: 77955913830     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2036865     Document Type: Article

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