Integrated Optical Transmitter and Receiver
Abstract
This document reports the results of a one-year program, based on a technical proposal submitted to and accepted by DARPA, to develop a technology for realizing a GaAlAs/GaAs monolithic integrated optoelectronic transmitter for high-speed fiber-optic communications applications. The primary objectives were to: (1) determine a suitable approach for integrating optical and electronic devices in terms of compatible device processing and fabrication, (2) design a simplified high-speed transmitter based on the integration approach which will serve as a building block for future more sophisticated designs, (3) develop the transmitter materials technology, (4) develop the transmitter device components, and (5) fabricate and demonstrate the integrated transmitter. At the end of the programs, all of the objectives were realized except for the demonstration of a functional transmitter. A selective epitaxial growth technique using a dielectric mask was developed for process/fabrication compatibility of the laser with planar ion-implanted GaAs electronic devices with 1 micron-type geometries. Based on this integration approach, a nominal 1-4 Gb/s transmitter set utilizing standard cleaved mirror lasers and field-effect transistor (FET)/Gunn logic drivers was designed, process/fabrication steps defined, and a fabrication mask set generated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA125493
Entities
People
- M. E. Kim