Integrated electroabsorption modulator/semiconductor optical amplifier for 2.5 Gbit/s modulation with fiber-to-fiber gain

• Published in: Proceedings of Optical Fiber Communication Conference pp. 135 - 136
• Main Authors: Behringer, R.E., Koren, U., Miller, B.I., Dreyer, K., Chien, M., Raybon, G.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 1997
• Subjects: High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Performance gain; Semiconductor device packaging; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission

We have examined the performance of an integrated semiconductor optical amplifier/elctroabsorption (SOA-EA) modulator device and find that the device provides good performance at 2.5 Gbit/s modulation, with fiber-to-fiber gain, and low polarization sensitivity. With improvements in packaging, the hi...