Wavelength-agile integrated optical transmitters for analog applications

Leif A Johansson; Chin-Hui Chen; Yuliya A. Akulova; Gregory A. Fish; Larry A. Coldren

doi:10.1117/12.511378

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8 December 2003 Wavelength-agile integrated optical transmitters for analog applications

Leif A Johansson; Chin-Hui Chen; Yuliya A. Akulova; Gregory A. Fish; Larry A. Coldren

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Proceedings Volume 5248, Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices for Lightwave Communication; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.511378
Event: ITCom 2003, 2003, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

A summary of current work involving the development of high performance, wavelength-tunable integrated optical transmitters for analog applications is given. The performance of sampled-grating DBR lasers integrated with an SOA and an electroabsorption or Mach-Zehnder modulator is evaluated in terms of E/O conversion efficiency, noise performance and dynamic range. Optimization options to maximize either gain, noise figure or spurious-free dynamic range in analog link applications are discussed. It is shown how the combination of chip-scale integration and the use of bulk waveguide Franz-Keldysh absorption allows coupling of a large optical power level into the electroabsorption modulator, and its effects on the modulation response and analog link performance. Link results on an integrated SGDBR-SOA-EAM device includes a sub-octave SFDR in the 125 to 127 dB/Hz^4/5 range and a broadband SFDR of 103-107 dB/Hz^2/3 limited by third order intermodulation products or 95-98 dB/Hz^1/2, limited by second order intermodulation products, over a 1528 to 1573 nm wavelength range.

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Leif A Johansson, Chin-Hui Chen, Yuliya A. Akulova, Gregory A. Fish, and Larry A. Coldren "Wavelength-agile integrated optical transmitters for analog applications", Proc. SPIE 5248, Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices for Lightwave Communication, (8 December 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.511378

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