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Semiconductor optical element, optical module and method of manufacturing semiconductor optical element

US9246622B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 1, 2014
Grant dateJan 26, 2016
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/4012
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A semiconductor optical element and an optical module in which extinction ratio variation among integrated optical modulation elements is reduced. An optical module has a wavelength multiplexer that multiplexes light respectively emerging from electric-field-absorption modulator (EAM) portions of integrated optical modulation elements, and that outputs the multiplexed light. The integrated optical modulation element has a signal input terminal, a laser element portion, and an EAM portion. Each of the integrated optical modulation elements has a difference between an oscillation wavelength and a barrier layer bandgap wavelength, represented as an LDBG wavelength difference. Variation of the LDBG wavelength differences is limited within a range of ±1 nm.

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