We have developed a cost-effective and highly compact 100-Gb/s coarse wavelength division multiplexing(CWDM) transmitter optical subassembly(TOSA) using lens-free hybrid integration. To achieve large alignment toleran...We have developed a cost-effective and highly compact 100-Gb/s coarse wavelength division multiplexing(CWDM) transmitter optical subassembly(TOSA) using lens-free hybrid integration. To achieve large alignment tolerances, distributed feedback laser diodes(DFB-LDs) are butt-coupled to a four-channel silica-based planar lightwave circuit(PLC) arrayed waveguide grating, with the silicon sub-mounts and PLC adhesively bonded.Then, a flexible printed circuit is employed to connect the internal DFB-LDs and the exterior of the TOSA package for radiofrequency signal transmission, eliminating the expensive ceramic feed-through. The packaged CWDM TOSA, which is 15.8 mm × 7.0 mm × 6.0 mm in size, shows a side-mode suppression ratio of>40 dB, a 3 dB bandwidth of >18 GHz, and error-free transmission with an average optical output power of >0 dBm and dynamic extinction ratio of >4.0 dB at 25.78125 Gb/s over a 10 km single-mode fiber for all four lanes.展开更多
基金National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(2015AA016904)National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(61335002,61675084,61775094)Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(2013CB632104,2013CB933303)
文摘We have developed a cost-effective and highly compact 100-Gb/s coarse wavelength division multiplexing(CWDM) transmitter optical subassembly(TOSA) using lens-free hybrid integration. To achieve large alignment tolerances, distributed feedback laser diodes(DFB-LDs) are butt-coupled to a four-channel silica-based planar lightwave circuit(PLC) arrayed waveguide grating, with the silicon sub-mounts and PLC adhesively bonded.Then, a flexible printed circuit is employed to connect the internal DFB-LDs and the exterior of the TOSA package for radiofrequency signal transmission, eliminating the expensive ceramic feed-through. The packaged CWDM TOSA, which is 15.8 mm × 7.0 mm × 6.0 mm in size, shows a side-mode suppression ratio of>40 dB, a 3 dB bandwidth of >18 GHz, and error-free transmission with an average optical output power of >0 dBm and dynamic extinction ratio of >4.0 dB at 25.78125 Gb/s over a 10 km single-mode fiber for all four lanes.
