• DocumentCode
    1104207
  • Title

    A rate equation analysis for the frequency chirp to modulated power ratio of a semiconductor diode laser

  • Author

    Welford, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, MA, USA
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    11/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1749
  • Lastpage
    1751
  • Abstract
    An expression for the frequency chirp to modulated power ratio (CPR) is derived from a rate equation analysis of the small-signal, injection current modulation in a semiconductor diode laser. The model includes the effect of lateral carrier diffusion across the active region of the laser diode. The modulation frequency dependence of the CPR is flat from dc to a few hundred megahertz, beyond which it is proportional to the modulation frequency.
  • Keywords
    Chirp modulation; Optical fiber transmitters, lasers; Chirp modulation; Diode lasers; Equations; Frequency modulation; Frequency shift keying; Laser modes; Phase modulation; Power lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1985.1072584
  • Filename
    1072584