High-modulation efficiency operation of GaInAsP/InP membrane distributed feedback laser on Si substrate
The direct modulation characteristics of a membrane distributed feedback (DFB) laser on a silicon substrate were investigated. Enhancement of the optical confinement factor in the membrane structure facilitates the fabrication of a strongly index-coupled (κ(I) = 1500 cm(-1)) DFB laser with the cavit...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Optics express 2015-11, Vol.23 (22), p.29024-29031 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The direct modulation characteristics of a membrane distributed feedback (DFB) laser on a silicon substrate were investigated. Enhancement of the optical confinement factor in the membrane structure facilitates the fabrication of a strongly index-coupled (κ(I) = 1500 cm(-1)) DFB laser with the cavity length of 80 µm and a threshold current of 270 µA. Small-signal modulation measurements yielded a -3dB bandwidth of 9.5 GHz at 1.03-mA bias current, with modulation efficiency of 9.9 GHz/mA(1/2), which is, to the best of our knowledge, the highest value among those reported for DFB lasers. |
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| ISSN: | 1094-4087 1094-4087 |
| DOI: | 10.1364/oe.23.029024 |