Gain-coupled DFB integrated with a Mach-Zehnder modulator for 10 Gb/s transmission at 1.55 um over NDSF

David M. Adams; Claude R. Rolland; Jeffrey C. Yu; D. Melville; Scott Bradshaw; H. B. Kim; Frank R. Shepherd; Norbert Puetz; B. A. Richardson

doi:10.1117/12.271465

10 April 1997 Gain-coupled DFB integrated with a Mach-Zehnder modulator for 10 Gb/s transmission at 1.55 um over NDSF

David M. Adams, Claude R. Rolland, Jeffrey C. Yu, D. Melville, Scott Bradshaw, H. B. Kim, Frank R. Shepherd, Norbert Puetz, B. A. Richardson

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Proceedings Volume 3038, High-Speed Semiconductor Lasers for Communication; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271465
Event: Photonics West '97, 1997, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We review recent progress at Nortel Technology on the monolithic integration of a truncated-well 1 .55 im gain-coupled DFB with a Mach-Zehnder (MZ) modulator. Integrated MZ designs for both positive and negative chirp are described and analyzed. Link tests at 10 Gbit/s over 80 km ofnon-dispersion-shifted fiber (NDSF) show a negative dispersion penalty of 1 .1 dB, and steep BER curves with no evidence of flooring. The receiver sensitivity is found to be independent of pattern length, and independent ofthe laser operating wavelength, indicating negligible thermal, optical, and electrical crosstalk. Keywords: Integration, Mach-Zehnder, Gain-Coupling

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David M. Adams, Claude R. Rolland, Jeffrey C. Yu, D. Melville, Scott Bradshaw, H. B. Kim, Frank R. Shepherd, Norbert Puetz, and B. A. Richardson "Gain-coupled DFB integrated with a Mach-Zehnder modulator for 10 Gb/s transmission at 1.55 um over NDSF", Proc. SPIE 3038, High-Speed Semiconductor Lasers for Communication, (10 April 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271465

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