InP-Based Photonic Multiwavelength Transmitter With DBR Laser Array

We demonstrate an InP-based photonic multiwavelength transmitter realized by integrating an array of distributed Bragg reflector lasers with modulators in Mach-Zehnder configuration. An arrayed waveguide grating is used to multiplex the generated signals into a common optical output. The device is d...

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Published in:IEEE photonics technology letters 2013-02, Vol.25 (4), p.352-354
Main Authors: Lawniczuk, K., Kazmierski, C., Provost, J., Wale, M. J., Piramidowicz, R., Szczepanski, P., Smit, M. K., Leijtens, X. J. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arrayed waveguide grating
Arrayed waveguide gratings
distributed Bragg reflector laser
Distributed Bragg reflectors
generic integration
indium phosphide
Mach-Zehnder modulator
Modulation
multiproject wafer run
multiwavelength transmitter
optical access network
Optical fibers
Optical transmitters
photonic integrated circuit
Photonics
Temperature measurement
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Summary:We demonstrate an InP-based photonic multiwavelength transmitter realized by integrating an array of distributed Bragg reflector lasers with modulators in Mach-Zehnder configuration. An arrayed waveguide grating is used to multiplex the generated signals into a common optical output. The device is designed according to a generic integration concept, using standardized building blocks, and is fabricated in a multiproject wafer run. The device delivers up to 4 dBm of optical power into the fiber with a modulation data rate of 12.5 Gbps per transmission channel. The obtained performance makes it very promising for application in the next generation optical access networks as a key source in the central office part of the telecommunication systems.
ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/LPT.2013.2238626