Crystals (Oct 2020)

1.3 μm p-Modulation Doped InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Dot Lasers with High Speed Direct Modulation Rate and Strong Optical Feedback Resistance

  • Xia-Yida MaXueer,
  • Yi-Ming He,
  • Zun-Ren Lv,
  • Zhong-Kai Zhang,
  • Hong-Yu Chai,
  • Dan Lu,
  • Xiao-Guang Yang,
  • Tao Yang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10110980
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 11
p. 980

Abstract

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Aiming to realize high-speed optical transmitters for isolator-free telecommunication systems, 1.3 μm p-modulation doped InGaAs/GaAs quantum dot (QD) lasers with a 400 μm long cavity have been reported. Compared with the un-doped QD laser as a reference, the p-doped QD laser emits at ground state, with an ultra-low threshold current and a high maximum output power. The p-doped QD laser also shows enhanced dynamic characteristics, with a 10 Gb/s large-signal direct modulation rate and a 7.8 GHz 3dB-bandwidth. In addition, the p-doped QD laser exhibits a strong coherent optical feedback resistance, which might be beyond −9 dB.

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