• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 6, Issue 5, 463 (2018)
Zhaosong Li1、2, Dan Lu1、2、*, Yiming He1、2, Fangyuan Meng1、2, Xuliang Zhou1、2, and Jiaoqing Pan1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Zhaosong Li, Dan Lu, Yiming He, Fangyuan Meng, Xuliang Zhou, Jiaoqing Pan. InP-based directly modulated monolithic integrated few-mode transmitter[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(5): 463 Copy Citation Text show less
    Diagram of the few-mode transmitter. DML, directly modulated laser. MMI, multimode interference coupler. W is the width of the MMI section. Lπ is the beat length of the two lowest-order modes. W1 and W2 are the widths of Port4 and Port3, respectively.
    Fig. 1. Diagram of the few-mode transmitter. DML, directly modulated laser. MMI, multimode interference coupler. W is the width of the MMI section. Lπ is the beat length of the two lowest-order modes. W1 and W2 are the widths of Port4 and Port3, respectively.
    Optical fields of the MMI-based mode converter/multiplexer. (a), (b) in the X-Z plane and (c), (d) in the X-Y plane.
    Fig. 2. Optical fields of the MMI-based mode converter/multiplexer. (a), (b) in the X-Z plane and (c), (d) in the X-Y plane.
    Epitaxial structure of the few-mode transmitter. SCH, separate confinement heterostructure; QW, quantum well; QB, quantum barrier.
    Fig. 3. Epitaxial structure of the few-mode transmitter. SCH, separate confinement heterostructure; QW, quantum well; QB, quantum barrier.
    PL spectrum of the material. The PL wavelength for the passive and active sections were around 1.2 and 1.55 μm, respectively.
    Fig. 4. PL spectrum of the material. The PL wavelength for the passive and active sections were around 1.2 and 1.55 μm, respectively.
    SEM pictures of (a) the butt-joint interface and (b) MQWs, and (c) the microscope picture of the transmitter.
    Fig. 5. SEM pictures of (a) the butt-joint interface and (b) MQWs, and (c) the microscope picture of the transmitter.
    Near-field pattern of (a) TE0 mode and (b) TE1 mode measured at the common output Port3 of the transmitter, and the excited (c) LP01 mode and (d) LP11 mode measured from a 200 m two-mode fiber, respectively.
    Fig. 6. Near-field pattern of (a) TE0 mode and (b) TE1 mode measured at the common output Port3 of the transmitter, and the excited (c) LP01 mode and (d) LP11 mode measured from a 200 m two-mode fiber, respectively.
    PIV curve, spectrum, and frequency response characteristic of DML1 (TE1 channel). (a) PIV curve, (b) optical spectrum, (c) −3 dB bandwidth.
    Fig. 7. PIV curve, spectrum, and frequency response characteristic of DML1 (TE1 channel). (a) PIV curve, (b) optical spectrum, (c) 3  dB bandwidth.
    PIV curve, spectrum and frequency response characteristic of DML2 (TE0 channel). (a) PIV curve, (b) optical spectrum, (c) −3 dB bandwidth.
    Fig. 8. PIV curve, spectrum and frequency response characteristic of DML2 (TE0 channel). (a) PIV curve, (b) optical spectrum, (c) 3  dB bandwidth.
    10 Gbit/s eye diagram of the (a) TE0 mode channel and (b) TE1 mode channel.
    Fig. 9. 10 Gbit/s eye diagram of the (a) TE0 mode channel and (b) TE1 mode channel.
    BER curves at 10 Gbit/s for the TE0 mode channel and TE1 mode channel.
    Fig. 10. BER curves at 10 Gbit/s for the TE0 mode channel and TE1 mode channel.
    Zhaosong Li, Dan Lu, Yiming He, Fangyuan Meng, Xuliang Zhou, Jiaoqing Pan. InP-based directly modulated monolithic integrated few-mode transmitter[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(5): 463
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