Single-chip wavelength conversion using a photocurrent-driven EAM integrated with a widely tunable sampled-grating DBR laser

• Published in: IEEE photonics technology letters Vol. 16; no. 9; pp. 2093 - 2095
• Main Authors: Sysak, M.N., Barton, J.S., Johansson, L.A., Raring, J.W., Skogen, E.J., Masanovic, M.L., Blumenthal, D.J., Coldren, L.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01-09-2004; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Bragg gratings; Bragg reflectors; Conversion; DBR lasers; Diffraction gratings; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings (spectra); Lasers; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor device testing; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelengths
• ISSN: 1041-1135; 1941-0174
• DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.833069

Tunable photocurrent-driven wavelength converters using widely tunable sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector lasers, electroabsorption modulators, semiconductor optical amplifiers, and an optically preamplified receiver have been fabricated and tested. Dynamic wavelength conversion has been achieved over 40 nm with optical bandwidths up to 10 GHz.