Intensity noise in long-wavelength superluminescent sources

Author

Lee, Chung E. ; Taylor, Henry F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA

Volume

27

Issue

5

fYear

1991

fDate

5/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1171

Lastpage

1174

Abstract

Noise in broadband 1.3-μm superluminescent diodes (SLDs) is investigated experimentally, using a balanced detector arrangement to determine the excess noise factor as a function of photodetector current. Measurements were made in both the low-frequency 1/f, regime (<500 kHz) and the high-frequency quantum noise spectral region. The data at higher frequencies are in agreement with predictions of the quantum amplifier model, with values of the spontaneous emission coupling factors ranging from 1.2 to 1.9. It is also found that noise for one polarization of the light is uncorrelated with the noise for the orthogonal polarization over the 0-1 MHz frequency range. This implies that the 1/f, noise is not related to carrier density (gain) fluctuations in the active region of the device. An integrated optic chip design to compensate for the excess intensity noise in fiber gyroscopes is proposed

Keywords

electron device noise; light emitting diodes; superradiance; 0 to 1 MHz; 1.3 micron; balanced detector arrangement; broadband superluminescent diodes; carrier density fluctuations; excess noise factor; fiber gyroscopes; frequency range; high-frequency quantum noise spectral region; integrated optic chip design; intensity noise; long-wavelength superluminescent sources; orthogonal polarization; photodetector current; quantum amplifier model; spontaneous emission coupling factors; Detectors; Frequency; Low-frequency noise; Noise measurement; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Photodetectors; Predictive models; Superluminescent diodes;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.83373

Filename

83373