DocumentCode
1317995
Title
Calculated chirp in intracavity loss modulated DFB lasers
Author
O´Gorman, J. ; Levi, A.F.J.
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Volume
26
Issue
21
fYear
1990
Firstpage
1784
Lastpage
1787
Abstract
Calculations of modulation induced line-width broadening in 1.55 mu m DFB lasers are reported. Voltage controlled intracavity loss modulation has significant performance advantages compared with conventional large signal current modulation schemes.
Keywords
distributed feedback lasers; optical modulation; semiconductor junction lasers; spectral line breadth; 1.55 micron; dynamic spectral broadening; intracavity loss modulated DFB lasers; large signal current modulation schemes; modulation induced line-width broadening; voltage controlled intracavity loss modulation; wavelength chirp;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19901145
Filename
83112
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