Lossless electroabsorption modulator monolithically integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier and dual-waveguide spot-size converters

Hou, L. , Zhu, H., Zhou, F., Wang, L., Bian, J. and Wang, W. (2005) Lossless electroabsorption modulator monolithically integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier and dual-waveguide spot-size converters. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 17(8), pp. 1635-1637. (doi: 10.1109/LPT.2005.851898)

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Abstract

Semiconductor optical amplifier and electroabsorption modulator monolithically integrated with dual-waveguide spot-size converters at the input and output ports is demonstrated by means of selective area growth, quantum-well intermixing, and asymmetric twin waveguide technologies. At the wavelength range of 1550/spl sim/1600 nm, lossless operation with extinction ratios of 25-dB dc and 11.8-dB radio frequency and more than 10-GHz 3-dB modulation bandwidth is successfully achieved. The output beam divergence angles of the device in the horizontal and vertical directions are as small as 7.3/spl deg//spl times/10.6/spl deg/, respectively, resulting in 3.0-dB coupling loss with cleaved single-mode optical fiber.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Hou, Dr Lianping
Authors: Hou, L., Zhu, H., Zhou, F., Wang, L., Bian, J., and Wang, W.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
Journal Name:IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Publisher:IEEE
ISSN:1041-1135
ISSN (Online):1941-0174
Published Online:25 July 2005

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