MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATOR INTEGRATED WITH A GAIN-COUPLED DFB LASER FOR 10GBIT S, 100KM NDSF TRANSMISSION AT 1.55-MU-M/

Authors
ADAMS DM ROLLAND C PUETZ N MOORE RS SHEPHERD FR KIM HB BRADSHAW S
Citation
Dm. Adams et al., MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATOR INTEGRATED WITH A GAIN-COUPLED DFB LASER FOR 10GBIT S, 100KM NDSF TRANSMISSION AT 1.55-MU-M/, Electronics Letters, 32(5), 1996, pp. 485-486
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
32
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
485 - 486
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1996)32:5<485:MMIWAG>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The first monolithic integration of an interferometric modulator with a gain-coupled distributed-feedback laser is reported. The integrated MZ/DFB is fabricated by butt-coupling in order to minimise design cons traints on the MZ and DFB active regions. 10Gbit/s transmission over 1 00 km of NDSF at lambda = 1.55 mu m is achieved with a receiver penalt y of <1dB. similar to 90% of the integrated lasers emit in a single lo ngitudinal mode.