title: Single-section quantum well mode-locked laser for 400 Gb/s SSB-OFDM transmission.
abstract: Successful use of a single-section quantum well (QW) passively mode-locked laser (MLL) as a comb source for optical interconnects is demonstrated for the first time. Sixteen comb lines spaced by 37.6 GHz are modulated using 25 Gb/s compatible single sideband orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (SSB-OFDM) signals and transmitted over 50 km of standard single-mode fiber with bit error ratio below the 7% forward error correction limit. The system performance, analyzed on the basis of the relative intensity noise of the device, reveal the suitability of single-section QW MLLs as inexpensive comb sources for inter- and intra-data center communication scenarios.
authors.forename: Cosimo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calò
authors.forename: Vidak
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vujicic
authors.forename: Regan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Watts
authors.forename: Colm
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Browning
authors.forename: Kamel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Merghem
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Panapakkam
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lelarge
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Badr-Eddine
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Benkelfat
authors.forename: Abderrahim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramdane
authors.forename: Liam P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Barry