Design, realization, and characterization of a ten-wavelength monolithic source for WDM applications integrating DBR lasers with a PHASAR

We present here the design, fabrication, and static as well as dynamic characteristics of a ten-wavelength, 200-GHz channel spacing emitter for wavelength-division multiplexing applications. The source is based on the monolithic integration on InP of a ten distributed Bragg reflector laser array with a square-shaped transmission response PHASAR. The specific design of the PHASAR is detailed. The continuous-wave operation-one channel at a time-demonstrates a high monomode stability with a rejection better than 32 dB for all channels and all injected currents; the 200-GHz channel spacing can be reached with an accuracy better than 25 GHz. High-speed characteristics demonstrate a 6.5-GHz direct modulation bandwidth at -3 dB for a 70-mA current in the 900-/spl mu/m-long active section. The chirp measured for a 2.5-Gb/s modulation with a 10-dB extinction ratio is less than 1.5 /spl Aring/ for every wavelength.

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