Larry A. Coldren
Professor, Optoelectronics & Photonics
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
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2006 Publications
J.S. Barton, M.N. Sysak, A. Tauke-Pedretti, M.M. Dummer, J.W. Raring, L.A. Johansson, M.L. Mašanovic, D.J. Blumenthal, and L.A. Coldren, "Field Modulated Wavelength Converters," Proc. SPIE Photonics West, paper no. 6124-17, San Jose, CA (January 23-25, 2006) INVITED PAPER
J.W. Raring, M.N. Sysak, A. Tauke-Pedretti, M.M. Dummer, E.J. Skogen, J.S. Barton, S.P. DenBaars, and L.A. Coldren, “Advanced Integration Schemes for High–Functionality/High–Performance Photonic Integrated Circuits,” Proc. SPIE Photonics West, paper no. 6126 -19, San Jose, CA (January 21-26, 2006) INVITED PAPER
V. Lal, M.L. Mašanovic, J.A. Summers, L.A. Coldren, and D.J. Blumenthal, “Performance Optimization of an InP-Based Widely Tunable All-Optical Wavelength Converter Operating at 40 Gb/s,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (PTL), 18, (4), pp. 577-579 (February 15, 2006)
J.W. Raring, E.J. Skogen, C.S. Wang, J.S. Barton, G.B. Morrison, S. Demiguel, S.P. DenBaars, and L.A. Coldren, “Design and Demonstration of Novel Quantum Well Intermixing Scheme for the Integration of UTC-Type Photodiodes with QW-Based Components,” IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (JQE), 42, (2), pp. 171-181 (February 2006)
J.W. Raring, L.A. Johansson, E.J. Skogen, M.N. Sysak, H.N. Poulsen, S.P. DenBaars, and L.A. Coldren, “Low Drive Voltage, Negative Chirp 40 Gb/s EA Modulator/Widely-Tunable Laser Transmitter, Using Quantum-Well-Intermixing,” Proc. Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), paper no. PDP26, Anaheim, CA (March 5-10, 2006)
L.A. Johansson and L.A. Coldren, “Baseband Optical Down-Sampling for High-Performance Analog Links,” Proc. Optical Fiber Communication OFC, paper no. JThB30, Anaheim, CA (March 5-10, 2006)
C.-H. Chen, D. Wolfson, L.A. Johansson, D.J. Blumenthal, and L.A. Coldren, “Demonstration of 40 Gbit/s Optical Packet Synchronisation Using Fibre Bragg Gratings and Fast-Tunable Wavelength Converters,” Electronics Letters, 42, (6), pp. 367-369 (March 16, 2006)
M.N. Sysak, J.W. Raring, J.S. Barton, M.M. Dummer, A. Tauke-Pedretti, H.N. Poulsen, D.J. Blumenthal, and L.A. Coldren, “10 Gb/s Monolithically Integrated, Photocurrent Driven Wavelength Converter with Widely Tunable SGDBR Laser and Optical Receiver,” Proc. Integrated Photonics Research and Applications (IPRA), paper no. ITuC5, Uncasville, CT (April 24-28, 2006)
L.A. Coldren, J.W. Raring, J.S. Barton, M.N. Sysak, and L.A. Johansson, “Improved Functionality and Performance in Photonic Integrated Circuits,” Proc. Indium Phosphide and Related Materials (IPRM), paper no. PLE1, Princeton, NJ (May 7-11, 2006) INVITED PLENARY
S. Sahni, E. Yablonovitch, D.A. Buell, and L.A. Coldren, “Optically Pumped Silicon Laser Based on Evanescent Coupling of Si Micro-Disk to III-V DBR Stack,” Proc. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS), paper no. CMBB2, Long Beach, CA (May 21-26, 2006)
S.G. Carter, Z. Chen, S.T. Cundiff, A.S. Huntington, and L.A. Coldren, “Transient Spin-Gratings of Itinerant Electrons in Lightly-Doped GaAs Quantum Wells,” Proc. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS), paper no. QME6, Long Beach, CA (May 21-26, 2006)
M.N. Sysak, J.W. Raring, J.S. Barton, M.M. Dummer, A. Tauke-Pedretti, H.N. Poulsen, D.J. Blumenthal, and L.A. Coldren, “Single-Chip, Widely-Tunable 10 Gbps Photocurrent-Driven Wavelength Converter Incorporating a Monolithically Integrated Laser Transmitter and Optical Receiver,” Electronics Letters, 42, (11), pp. 657-658 (May 25, 2006)
D. Feezell, D.A. Buell, D. Lofgreen, M. Mehta, and L.A. Coldren, “Optical Design of InAlGaAs Low-Loss Tunnel-Junction Apertures for Long-Wavelength Vertical-Cavity Lasers,” IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (JQE), 42, (5), pp. 494-499 (May 2006)
D.A. Buell, D. Feezell, B.-O. Fimland, and L.A. Coldren, “Molecular Beam Epitaxy of InP-Based Alloys for Long-Wavelength Vertical-Cavity Lasers,” Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B (JVSTB), 24, (3), pp. 1544-1547 (May/June 2006)
C.S. Wang, G.B. Morrison, E.J. Skogen, and L.A. Coldren, “Fabrication and Molecular Beam Epitaxy Regrowth of First-Order, High Contrast AlGaAs/GaAs Gratings,” Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B (JVSTB), 24, (3), pp. 1559-2563 (May/June 2006)
M.N. Sysak, J.W. Raring, D.J. Blumenthal, and L.A. Coldren, “A Quantum Well EAM-SGDBR Widely Tunable Transmitter Fabricated in a Novel Dual-Quantum-Well Integration Platform,” Proc. Device Research Conference (DRC), paper no. II.A-2, University Park, PA (June 26-28, 2006)
M.M. Dummer, M.N. Sysak, J.W. Raring, A. Tauke-Pedretti, and L.A. Coldren, “Widely Tunable Single-Chip Transceiver for 10 Gb/s Wavelength Conversion,” Proc. Device Research Conference (DRC), paper no. II.A-3, University Park, PA (June 26-28, 2006)

M.N. Sysak, L.A. Johansson, J.W. Raring, M. Rodwell, L.A. Coldren, and J.E. Bowers, "A High Efficiency, Current Injection Based Quantum-Well Phase Modulator Monolithically Integrated with a Tunable Laser for Coherent Systems," Proc. Coherent Optical Technologies and Applications (COTA), paper no. CFC6, Whistler, BC, Canada (June 28-30, 2006)

H.-F. Chou, A. Ramaswamy, D. Zibar, L.A. Johansson, J.E. Bowers, M. Rodwell, and L.A. Coldren, “SFDR Improvement of a Coherent Receiver Using Feedback,” Proc. Coherent Optical Techniques and Applications (COTA), paper no. CFA3, Whistler, BC, Canada (June 28-30, 2006)
Y.-C. Chang, C.S. Wang, J.H. English, and L.A. Coldren, “Accurate Carbon Doping System for Low-Voltage and Low-Loss VCSELs,” Proc. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), paper no.Y8, University Park, PA (June 2006)
M. Mehta, D. Feezell, D.A. Buell, A.W. Jackson, L.A. Coldren, and J.E. Bowers, "Electrical Design Optimization of Single-Mode Tunnel-Junction-Based Long-Wavelength VCSELs," IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (JQE), 42, (7), pp. 675-682 (July 2006)
J.W. Raring, L.A. Johansson, E.J. Skogen, M.N. Sysak, H.N. Poulsen, S.P. DenBaars, and L.A. Coldren, “40 Gb/s Photonic Receivers Integrating UTC Photodiodes with High and Low-Confinement SOAs Using Quantum Well Intermixing and MOCVD Regrowth,” Electronics Letters, 42, (16), pp. 942-943 (August 3, 2006)
N.G. Stoltz, M. Rakher, S. Strauf, D. Bouwmeester, P.M. Petroff, and L.A. Coldren, “Quantum Dot Spontaneous Emission Lifetime Modification in Optical Microcavities using Oxide Apertured Micropillars,” Proc. SPIE Photonics West, paper no. 6101, San Diego, CA (August 13-17, 2006)
M.N. Sysak, J.W. Raring, J.S. Barton, M.M. Dummer, D.J. Blumenthal, and L.A. Coldren, “A Single Regrowth Integration Platform for Photonic Circuits Incorporating Tunable SGDBR Lasers and Quantum Well EAMs,” Photonics Technology Letters (PTL), 18, (15), pp. 1630-1632 (August 2006)
A. Tauke-Pedretti, M.N. Sysak, J.S. Barton, L.A. Johansson, J.W. Raring, and L.A. Coldren, “40 Gbps Series-Push-Pull Mach-Zehnder Transmitter on a Dual-Quantum-Well Integration Platform,” Photonics Technology Letters (PTL), 18, (18), pp. 1922-1924 (September 15, 2006)
J.W. Raring, L.A. Johansson, E.J. Skogen, M.N. Sysak, H.N. Poulsen, S.P. DenBaars, and L.A. Coldren, “Single-Chip 40Gb/s Widely-Tunable Transceivers with Integrated SG-DBR Laser, QW EAM, UTC Photodiode, and Low Confinement SOA,” Proc. International Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), paper no. TuA1, Waikoloa Beach, HI (September 17-21, 2006)
M.N. Sysak, J.W. Raring, G.P. Morrison, D.J. Blumenthal, and L.A. Coldren, “Monolithically Integrated, Sampled Grating DBR Laser Transmitter with Asymmetric Quantum Well Electroabsorption Modulator,” Proc. International Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), paper no. TuB6, Waikoloa Beach, HI (September 17-21, 2006)
C.S. Wang, Y.-C. Chang, J.W. Raring, and L.A. Coldren, “Short-Cavity 980 nm DBR Lasers with Quantum Well Intermixed Integrated High-Speed EA Modulators,” Proc. International Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), paper no. WC8, Waikoloa Beach, HI (September 17-21, 2006)
M.N. Sysak, J.W. Raring, L.A. Johansson, H.N. Poulsen, J.S. Barton, D.J. Blumenthal, and L.A. Coldren, “Optical 2R and 3R Signal Regeneration in Combination with Dynamic Wavelength Switching Using a Monolithically Integrated, Widely Tunable Photocurrent Driven Wavelength Converter,” Proc. European Conference Optical Communication (ECOC), paper no. Th3.4.1, Cannes, France (September 2006) INVITED PAPER
L.A. Johansson, Y.A. Akulova, P.C. Koh, and L.A. Coldren, “Integrated Adaptively Predistorted Analog Optical Transmitter,” Proc. European Conference Optical Communication (ECOC), paper no. We1.6.3, Cannes, France (September 2006)
Y.-C. Chang, C.S. Wang, L.A. Johansson, L.A. Coldren, "High-Efficiency, High-Speed VCSELs with Deep Oxidation Layers," Electronics Letters, 42, (22), pp. 1281-1282 (October 26, 2006)
M.N. Sysak, L.A. Johansson, J. Klamkin, L.A. Coldren, and J.E. Bowers, "Characterization of Third Order Distortion in InGaAsP Optical Phase Modulator Monolithically Integrated with Balanced UTC Photodetector," Proc. Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (LEOS), paper no. TuU 2, Montreal, Canada (October 2006)
M.N. Sysak, J.W. Raring, J.S. Barton, H.N. Poulsen, D.J. Blumenthal, and L.A. Coldren, "Extinction Ratio Regeneration, Signal Re-Amplification (2R), and Broadband Wavelength Switching Using a Monolithically Integrated Photocurrent Driven Wavelength Converter," Optics Express, 14, (23), pp. 11348-11353 (November 2006)
M.N. Sysak, L.A. Johansson, J.W. Raring, H.N. Poulsen, D.J. Blumenthal, and L.A. Coldren, “Broadband Return to Zero (RZ) Wavelength Conversion and Signal Regeneration Using a Monolithically Integrated, Photocurrent-Driven Wavelength Converter,” Electronics Letters, 42, (25), pp. 1479-1481 (December 7, 2006)
J. Klamkin, L.A. Johansson, A. Ramaswamy, H.-F. Chou, M.N. Sysak, J.W. Raring, N. Parthasarathy, S.P. DenBaars, J.E. Bowers, and L.A. Coldren, “Monolithically Integrated Balanced Uni-Traveling-Carrier Photodiode with Tunable MMI Coupler for Microwave Photonic Circuits,” Proc. Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices (COMMAD), paper no.TO-B2, Perth, Australia (December 5-9, 2006)
J. Berezovsky, M.H. Mikkelsen, O. Gywat, N.G. Stoltz, L.A. Coldren, D.D. Awschalom, "Nondestructive Optical Measurements of a Single Electron Spin in a Quantum Dot," Science, 314, (5807), pp. 1916-1920 (December 22, 2006) (published online November 9, 2006 - 10.1126/science.1133862)

Professor Larry A. Coldren
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9560
T: (805) 893-7104 F: (805) 893-4500
Email: coldren@ece.ucsb.edu

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