High modulation efficiency Gigabit/s modulation of twin-contact high-brightness tapered DBR laser

C. H. Kwok; R. V. Penty; I. H. White; K. H. Hasler; B. Sumpf; G. Erbert

doi:10.1109/LPT.2008.2009948

High modulation efficiency Gigabit/s modulation of twin-contact high-brightness tapered DBR laser

C. H. Kwok
, R. V. Penty
, I. H. White
, K. H. Hasler
, B. Sumpf
, G. Erbert

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University of Cambridge
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik

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Abstract

We report a compact single-chip optical transmitter with 0.4-W output optical modulation amplitude at 1 Gb/s using a twin-contact directly modulated laser with an applied ∼ 100-mA current swing. Bit-error-ratio measurements confirm high signal quality for optical wireless communications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-303
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	21
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2008.2009948
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2009

Keywords

Optical modulation
Semiconductor lasers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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