Monolithically integrated chirp-managed laser based on a resonant tunneling filter

Abstract

We have proposed a monolithically integrated chirp-managed laser (CML) that consists of a directly modulated single-mode DFB laser and an optical spectrum reshaper (OSR) filter based on a double-slanted-trench resonant tunneling structure (DST-RTS). Slanted trenches facilitates the occurrence of resonant tunneling effect, which produces a steep-edge narrow-band OSR filter, and meanwhile directing most of the reflected waves out of the laser cavity, consequently eliminating the need of an isolator. Characteristics of the DST-RTS filter have been investigated and simulation results show that the proposed 25 Gbps 1.55 μm CML can send signal over 22 km standard single-mode fiber for bit error rate of 10−12.