Monolithic integrated laser DHBT OEICs for optical fibre communication

Abstract

The monolithic integration of a double heterostructure bipolar transistor (DHBT) with a 1.3- mu m semi-insulating buried heterostructure (SI-BH) laser realized with InP/InGaAs(P) is discussed. The integration is based on a SI-BH laser with laterally grown SI-InP current blocking layers and an invertible DHBT with underlying SI-InP. For the growth process of the SI-InP as well as the DHBT-layers, a selective, planarizing metalorganic vapor-phase epitaxy (MOVPE) process is used. For nonoptimized devices, large signal operation up to 600 Mb/s and 5 mW optical power per facet has been demonstrated. The DC and RF characteristics of the transmitter are presented.<>