Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 12, 2855(2024)

Demonstration of a directly modulated laser achieving bandwidth exceeding 50 GHz with an integrated active feedback waveguide

Dechao Ban1, Jia Chen1,2, Ya Jin1、*, Renheng Zhang1,2, Keqi Cao1,2, Jian Wang1,2, Bei Chen1, Yu Liu1, Jinhua Bai1, Mengbo Fu3, Ming Li1, and Ninghua Zhu1,4
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 3Communication and Integrated Photonics Laboratory, Xiongan Institute of Innovation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiongan 071899, China
  • 4Institute of Intelligent Photonics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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    Dechao Ban, Jia Chen, Ya Jin, Renheng Zhang, Keqi Cao, Jian Wang, Bei Chen, Yu Liu, Jinhua Bai, Mengbo Fu, Ming Li, Ninghua Zhu, "Demonstration of a directly modulated laser achieving bandwidth exceeding 50 GHz with an integrated active feedback waveguide," Photonics Res. 12, 2855 (2024)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: May. 20, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 22, 2024

    Published Online: Nov. 27, 2024

    The Author Email: Ya Jin (jinya@semi.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.529799

    CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.529799

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