Dual-wavelength DBR laser integrated with high-speed EAM for THz communications
Author(s) -
Yunlong Liu,
Qiang Tang,
Lichen Zhang,
Xiaobo La,
Lingjuan Zhao,
Wei Wang,
Song Liang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.386014
Subject(s) - optics , distributed bragg reflector , distributed bragg reflector laser , laser , terahertz radiation , wavelength , optoelectronics , beat (acoustics) , materials science , modulation (music) , fiber bragg grating , semiconductor laser theory , tunable laser , optical communication , physics , acoustics
We report a novel single-cavity dual-wavelength laser that has two distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) gratings at each side of a gain section for THz communication applications. By varying the inject current of one of the DBR gratings, the optical beat frequency of the laser can be widely tuned. In the device, a high-speed electro-absorption modulator (EAM) is also integrated and can be used for up to 25 Gb/s data modulation.
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