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18 June 2004 Monolithically integrated InP-based tunable wavelength conversion
John M. Hutchinson, Jonathon S. Barton, Milan L. Masanovic, Matthew N. Sysak, Jeffrey A. Henness, Leif A. Johansson, Daniel J. Blumenthal, Larry A. Coldren
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Abstract
In this work, we describe tunable wavelength converters based on a photodiode receiver integrated with a tunable laser transmitter. Devices are fabricated on a robust InP ridge/InGaAsP waveguide platform. The photodiode receiver consists of an integrated SOA pre-amplifier and a PIN diode to improve sensitivity. The laser transmitter consists of a 1550 nm widely tunable SGDBR laser modulated either directly or via an integrated modulator outside the laser cavity. An SOA post-amplifier provides high output power. The integrated device allows signal monitoring, transmits at 2.5 GB/s, and removes the requirements for filtering the input wavelength at the output. Integrating the SGDBR yields a compact wavelength agile source that requires only two fiber connections, and no off-chip high speed electrical connections. Analog and digital performance of directly and externally modulated wavelength converters is also described.
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John M. Hutchinson, Jonathon S. Barton, Milan L. Masanovic, Matthew N. Sysak, Jeffrey A. Henness, Leif A. Johansson, Daniel J. Blumenthal, and Larry A. Coldren "Monolithically integrated InP-based tunable wavelength conversion", Proc. SPIE 5349, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XII, (18 June 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537774
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KEYWORDS
Modulation

Tunable lasers

Photodiodes

Modulators

Receivers

Waveguides

Transmitters

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