Data Transmission Using a Directly Modulated Widely Tunable DBR Laser With an Integrated Ti Thin Film Heater

We present data transmission using a directly modulated distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser having an integrated Ti thin film heater in the DBR section and butt-jointed InGaAsP as DBR material. By combining DBR current tuning and thermal tuning effects, an over 16 nm wavelength tuning...

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Main Authors: Xiao Xie, Yunlong Liu, Qiang Tang, Lichen Zhang, Lingjuan Zhao, Hongliang Zhu, Wei Wang, Song Liang
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Published: IEEE 2018-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8307058/
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Yunlong Liu
Qiang Tang
Lichen Zhang
Lingjuan Zhao
Hongliang Zhu
Wei Wang
Song Liang
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Yunlong Liu
Qiang Tang
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Song Liang
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description We present data transmission using a directly modulated distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser having an integrated Ti thin film heater in the DBR section and butt-jointed InGaAsP as DBR material. By combining DBR current tuning and thermal tuning effects, an over 16 nm wavelength tuning range is obtained. 5 Gb/s data transmissions are conducted at up to 25 km distance and different wavelengths. In the fabricated device, the butt-jointed InGaAsP material is also used for the formation of an integrated photodiode for monitoring the light power of the device.
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spelling doaj-art-af6c63b4dd6d47bca64b778bf15ad3922025-08-20T02:42:00ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552018-01-011021610.1109/JPHOT.2018.28128298307058Data Transmission Using a Directly Modulated Widely Tunable DBR Laser With an Integrated Ti Thin Film HeaterXiao Xie0Yunlong Liu1Qiang Tang2Lichen Zhang3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0123-0142Lingjuan Zhao4Hongliang Zhu5Wei Wang6Song Liang7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5735-7575Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaWe present data transmission using a directly modulated distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser having an integrated Ti thin film heater in the DBR section and butt-jointed InGaAsP as DBR material. By combining DBR current tuning and thermal tuning effects, an over 16 nm wavelength tuning range is obtained. 5 Gb/s data transmissions are conducted at up to 25 km distance and different wavelengths. In the fabricated device, the butt-jointed InGaAsP material is also used for the formation of an integrated photodiode for monitoring the light power of the device.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8307058/DBR lasersthin film heatersdirect modulationdata transmission.
spellingShingle Xiao Xie
Yunlong Liu
Qiang Tang
Lichen Zhang
Lingjuan Zhao
Hongliang Zhu
Wei Wang
Song Liang
Data Transmission Using a Directly Modulated Widely Tunable DBR Laser With an Integrated Ti Thin Film Heater
IEEE Photonics Journal
DBR lasers
thin film heaters
direct modulation
data transmission.
title Data Transmission Using a Directly Modulated Widely Tunable DBR Laser With an Integrated Ti Thin Film Heater
title_full Data Transmission Using a Directly Modulated Widely Tunable DBR Laser With an Integrated Ti Thin Film Heater
title_fullStr Data Transmission Using a Directly Modulated Widely Tunable DBR Laser With an Integrated Ti Thin Film Heater
title_full_unstemmed Data Transmission Using a Directly Modulated Widely Tunable DBR Laser With an Integrated Ti Thin Film Heater
title_short Data Transmission Using a Directly Modulated Widely Tunable DBR Laser With an Integrated Ti Thin Film Heater
title_sort data transmission using a directly modulated widely tunable dbr laser with an integrated ti thin film heater
topic DBR lasers
thin film heaters
direct modulation
data transmission.
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8307058/
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